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Is "Bowling alone" (by R. Putnam) a good read? by dieter_hermann in c/books@lemmy.ml

[-] dieter_hermann@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks, that's good to hear. If its well readable, I think I'll order it.

Is "Bowling alone" (by R. Putnam) a good read? by dieter_hermann in c/books@lemmy.ml

[-] dieter_hermann@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for your input! I think the current version even received an update about the internet.

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Is "Bowling alone" (by R. Putnam) a good read? (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by dieter_hermann@feddit.de to c/books@lemmy.ml

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The topic of the book sounds interesting, but I'm wondering if it is still a good read today/aged well and if it is suitable for someone who isn't already familiar with sociology much. Is the writing style easily digestible, or is it a "hard read"?

What is so special about the natural logarithm? What is it good for? by dieter_hermann in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[-] dieter_hermann@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

The simple derivative really is nice, thanks for pointing this out!

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What is so special about the natural logarithm? What is it good for? (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago by dieter_hermann@feddit.de to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

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I understand that log2 is useful for informatics, e.g. to determine how many bits I need to represent a given number. I understand that log10 is useful to determine the order of magnitude of numbers.

However, I'm having trouble understanding what makes ln interesting. It seems like it's used a lot, but to me it just looks like a logarithm with a very weird base. What are the uses for this logarithm?