Pi A Biography of the World's Most Mysterious Number
by Posamentier, Alfred S.; Lehmann, Ingmar; Hauptman, Herbert A.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2004-08-31
Publisher(s): Prometheus
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Summary
In this delightful layperson's introduction to one of math's most interesting phenomena, Drs Posamentier and Lehmann review p's history from pre-biblical times to the 21st century, the many amusing and mind-boggling ways of estimating p over the centuries, quirky examples of obsessing about p (including an attempt to legislate its exact value), and useful applications of p in everyday life, including statistics.
Author Biography
Alfred S. Posamentier, PhD, is dean of the School of Education and professor of mathematics education at the City College of the City University of New York Igmar Lehmann, PhD, is a member of the mathematics department at the Humboldt University in Berlin
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | 7 | (2) | |
| Preface | 9 | (4) | |
| Chapter 1 What Is π? | 13 | (28) | |
| Chapter 2 The History of π | 41 | (38) | |
| Chapter 3 Calculating the Value of π | 79 | (38) | |
| Chapter 4 π Enthusiasts | 117 | (20) | |
| Chapter 5 π Curiosities | 137 | (20) | |
| Chapter 6 Applications of π | 157 | (60) | |
| Chapter 7 Paradox in π | 217 | (28) | |
| Epilogue | 245 | (30) | |
| Afterword by Dr. Herbert A. Hauptman | 275 | (18) | |
| Appendix A A Three-Dimensional Example of a Rectilinear Equivalent to a Circular Measurement | 293 | (4) | |
| Appendix B Ramanujan's Work | 297 | (4) | |
| Appendix C Proof That eπ>πe | 301 | (4) | |
| Appendix D A Rope around the Regular Polygons | 305 | (4) | |
| References | 309 | (4) | |
| Index | 313 |
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