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Pi: A Biography of the World's Most Mysterious Number Book

Presenting an introduction to one of math's interesting phenomena this work reviews p's history from pre-biblical times to the 21st century the ways of estimating p over the centuries examples of obsessing about p (including an attempt to legislate its exact value) and useful applications of p in everyday life including statistics.Read More

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    Alfred S. Posamentier, Ingar Lehmann

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    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.

  • 1591022002
  • 9781591022008
  • Alfred S. Posamentier, Ingar Lehmann
  • 20 August 2004
  • Prometheus Books
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 324
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