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Calculating Pi: from Antiquity to Modern Times
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Authors |
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George Beck | Organization: | Wolfram Research, Inc. |
| Department: | Plannning & Project Management |
Michael Trott | Organization: | Wolfram Research, Inc. |
| Department: | Scientific Information Group |
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Description |
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A survey of the many methods used to approximate Pi. For example, pictured here is the Pie Wedge method.
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Keywords |
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Approximation, Method of Archimedes, Vieta's Formula
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URL |
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http://functions.wolfram.com/Constants/Pi/
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Pi.html
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Downloads |
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| CalculatingPi.nb (228.6 KB) - Mathematica Notebook |
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