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Showing posts with label pi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pi. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Mind-boggling

For those who want to compute the circumference of a circle with outrageous accuracy ;-) ....
Pi computed to 2.7 trillion digits (..."trillion" with a "tr"):


http://tinyurl.com/yhhb9fk

(....Daniel Tammet really has his work cut out for him now!)

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Happy Pi Day!


This is March 14, otherwise known as "Pi Day" (3.14)
Math enthusiasts are celebrating.
So if you're looking for an excuse to celebrate, a few pertinent websites here:

http://www.joyofpi.com/thebook.html

http://www.exploratorium.edu/pi/

http://tinyurl.com/adjvyx (excellent book)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi

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