Are we allowed log tables in the DSE exam?

[Cermank]

Any idea?

[Dreyfus]

there isn't any use of log tables in DSE exam!

[Cermank]

i was looking at questions from the 2009 paper and apparently there was this question where we had to compare 5^44 and 4^53, and I dont know how to compare these numbers without taking their logs :/

[cheesecake]

No, log tables aren't allowed! I think they expect us to know log 2,3,4,5. I don't remember them though, so it's probably one of those questions which you are supposed to leave.
There was another question in the same paper i think where we were supposed to find out which is bigger. e^pi or pi^e! This i have no idea how to figure out!

[Stork]

You can always use your calculator to find out the log values during the exam

[cheesecake]

Only a simple calculator is allowed though

[Stork]

I think scientific is allowed as well

[Anand]

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