I didn't fully understand logarithms until I was in post-secondary. It was only touched on briefly in my advanced functions class because there was a lot of other concepts in the curriculum that needed to be addressed. So during this class when the log loop was introduced, I was quite intrigued. A helpful hint such as that for inverting logarithms would be incredibly handy for the advanced functions class, and any other class that uses logarithms. The "log war" game introduced after the log loop is also a great way to get students to practice inverting logarithms without it seeming like work that they have to do. Our group soon came up with tricks to find out which logarithm is the biggest by seeing which ones would be negative, 0, or positive.Our group was highly energized (maybe it was the cookies that were handed out just before) and motivated to find out who was the winner for each round.
Games like log war help to make math class and learning more fun for the students, which can help them to retain information better. They don't feel that they have to do the work because the game helps them to want to do the work, and they are still fulfilling the curriculum requirements. I know I have said this before, but when I have a math class, or any class for that matter, I would like to try to incorporate games as much as possible with the curriculum because I believe that the students learn best when they are motivated to learn and games, such as log war, help to increase student motivation. They are a great tool for student learning.
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