Piece of Pi : Wit-Sharpening, Brain-Bruising, Number-Crunching Activities with Pi,9781883055431

Piece of Pi : Wit-Sharpening, Brain-Bruising, Number-Crunching Activities with Pi

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9781883055431
ISBN10: 1883055431
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-09-01
Publisher(s): Sourcebooks Inc
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Table of Contents

Introduction 5(1)
Information for the Instructor
6(36)
Interesting Pi Facts
7(1)
A Chronology of Pi
8(3)
Lessons for Exploring Pi
Discovering Pi
11(3)
Aryabhata's Value For II
14(2)
Pi and the Bible
16(2)
Srinavasa Ramanujan (the Geometric Method)
18(3)
Circular Pi
21(2)
Estimations and Computations For Pi
23(2)
Hats Off to Pi
25(2)
Pi and the Greek Alphabet
27(2)
Buffon's Needle Experiment
29(2)
Finding the Square Root of Pi
31(2)
Using Random Numbers
33(3)
Archimedes' Method
36(4)
Extra Activities and Material
Where Do You Find Pi?
40(1)
Remembering Pi
41(1)
Glossary 42(1)
Information About Mathematicians 43(5)
Resources for Pi 48

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