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Title

Classroom Notes: Methods for Calculating pi
Author

K. Albertson
Editor

Jack K. Cohen
Organization: Center for Wave Phenomena, Colorado School of Mines
Journal / Anthology

The Mathematica Journal
Year: 1995
Volume: 5
Issue: 3
Page range: 73-75
Contents

Disordered Lattices: Normal Modes and Localization by John A. Scales | Methods for Calculating Pi by Ken Albertson
Description

Our graduate Symbolic Modeling class, taught by Dr. Willy Hereman, was assigned the task of comparing various methods of calculating the value of pi using Mathematica. The materials in this note could be used to enliven the discussion of pi at the middle school and high school levels as well as at the college level.
Subject

*Mathematics > Number Theory
URL

http://www.mathematica-journal.com/issue/v5i3/