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NCTM Student Math Notes, 1983
Mathematics activities and facts related to pi are presented in this issue of "Student Math Notes." Included are: (1) an exercise based on Buffon's needle problem in which pieces of toothpicks are dropped onto a ruled surface; (2) a calculation of pi to 200 decimal places; (3) exercises related to Biblical and ancient Chinese approximations of pi;…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Decimal Fractions, Elementary Secondary Education, Estimation (Mathematics)
Peer reviewedHenriksen, Melvin, Ed.; Wagon, Stan, Ed. – American Mathematical Monthly, 1991
Presented with appropriate formulas and illustrations are five lessons suitable for college mathematics undergraduate students, including Pi and the limit of (sin alpha)/alpha, the structure of orthogonal transformations, a simple proof of Zorn's Lemma, the converse of Liouville's Theorem, and visualizing the p-adic integers. (JJK)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Mathematical Formulas
Peer reviewedCohen, Don, Ed. – AMATYC Review, 1992
This document consists of the two numbers of "The AMATYC Review" issued during publication year 1991-1992. The following articles are featured: (1) "Educational Reflections" (D. A. Crocker); (2) "Mathematics: An International View" (I. Malyshev, J. R. Becker, editors); (3) "Pandora's Rectangular Parallelepiped" (L. R. Tanner, editor); (4) "The…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Concepts


