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ERIC Number: EJ348104
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Microcomputer-assisted Mathematics. Lessons Learned While Approximating Pi.
Beamer, James E.
Mathematics Teacher, v80 n2 p154-59 Feb 1987
Reported are several attempts to approximate Pi by using a microcomputer to calculate the ratio of the perimeter to the diameter of regular polygons enscribed in a circle. Three computer programs are listed. (MNS)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Geometric Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Measurement, Microcomputers, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Non-Print Media; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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