Log Tables

derstosstrupp · 11-21-2019, 10:22 AM

I present to you the pinnacle of geekdom - logarithmic tables! Logs allowed for multiplication, division, and trig to be performed before calculators, and are what slide rules are based on. To multiply you ADD logs, to divide you SUBTRACT- so you see why they were useful.

I recreated the tables in excel and made worksheets for the targeting calculations, with examples of each.

So.....why this?
1. It adds to the challenge - ditch the calculator!
2. The worksheets show the actual formulas for those who still want to use a calculator.

Enjoy!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H3y...w?usp=drivesdk

Onkel Neal · 11-21-2019, 10:47 AM

Makes me respect the u-boat officers even more!

derstosstrupp · 11-21-2019, 11:16 AM

Definitely! They don’t take too much longer to use but makes you plan ahead a bit more!

11-21-2019, 10:22 AM	#1
derstosstrupp Crush Depth Teammember Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,165 Downloads: 480 Uploads: 0	Log Tables I present to you the pinnacle of geekdom - logarithmic tables! Logs allowed for multiplication, division, and trig to be performed before calculators, and are what slide rules are based on. To multiply you ADD logs, to divide you SUBTRACT- so you see why they were useful. I recreated the tables in excel and made worksheets for the targeting calculations, with examples of each. So.....why this? 1. It adds to the challenge - ditch the calculator! 2. The worksheets show the actual formulas for those who still want to use a calculator. Enjoy! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H3y...w?usp=drivesdk __________________ One-Stop Targeting Shop: https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...WwBt-1vjW28JbO Check out Crush Depth! https://www.uboatsim.com My YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIJ...9FXbD3S2kgwdPQ

11-21-2019, 10:47 AM	#2
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 20,342 Downloads: 484 Uploads: 217	Makes me respect the u-boat officers even more! __________________ SUBSIM - 25 Years on the Web

11-21-2019, 11:16 AM	#3
derstosstrupp Crush Depth Teammember Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,165 Downloads: 480 Uploads: 0	Definitely! They don’t take too much longer to use but makes you plan ahead a bit more! __________________ One-Stop Targeting Shop: https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...WwBt-1vjW28JbO Check out Crush Depth! https://www.uboatsim.com My YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIJ...9FXbD3S2kgwdPQ

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