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ERIC Number: EJ384516
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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The Ubiquitous Pi.
Castellanos, Dario
Mathematics Magazine, v61 n2 p67-98 Apr 1988
Some appearances of pi in a wide variety of problems are presented. Sections focus on some history, the first analytical expressions for pi, Euler's summation formula, Euler and Bernoulli, approximations to pi, two and three series for the arctangent, more analytical expressions for pi, and arctangent formulas for calculating pi. (MNS)
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculus, College Mathematics, Geometric Concepts, Higher Education, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematical Formulas, Mathematics, Mathematics History, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Trigonometry
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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