THE STUDENTS’ UNDERSTANDING ON THE SUBJECT OF LOGARITHM PROPERTIES OF MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION OF INTEGERS AND THE LOGARITHMS OF EXPONENTIAL NUMBERS IN HIGH SCHOOL

• Main Author: Mulfiani
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Matematika
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/33553
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Understanding becomes a very fundamental aspect in mathematics. The ability of teachers to help students to understand math is very cruscial. This study aims to determine the students’ understanding of the logarithm properties of multiplication and division of integers and the logarithm of exponential number. In this case students who undestand them would not only know and memorize these properties, but also would be likely to posses the ability to prove these properties. The real fact is that students receive the properties as final properties. As a result, students’ understanding of the properties is very low, as shown in the results of diagnostic tests. Therefore, the writer is interested and desires to directly teach the subject by ascertaining the properties. The results of the study indicate that the students are able to prove and learn the subject which is designed by proof as a precise alternative to increase understanding, skill to prove and positive outlook of student on mathematics.