The history of Pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of ...
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What Is Pi, and Why Is It So Important?
But why? In honor of Pi Day—March 14—let's examine the history of this fascinating number. As a concept, pi has been in use ...
It really isn’t necessary, but there is some geek cred to learning pi to some bizarre number of digits. One way to do that is via a piem — a mnemonic device that is easy to remember and gives ...