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ERIC Number: EJ502088
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-6803
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Archimedes and Pi-Revisited.
Bidwell, James K.
School Science and Mathematics, v94 n3 p127-29 Mar 1994
Archimedes' method for estimating the value of pi is developed and compared with the Gregory-Machin infinite series method. Programs for the TI-81 calculator for finding the upper and lower bounds using the classical method and estimating pi using infinite series are provided.(Author/MKR)
Descriptors: Calculators, Courseware, Estimation (Mathematics), Geometry, Learning Activities, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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