Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ389626
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Publication Date: 1989
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Calculating PI Using Historical Methods and Your Personal Computer.
Mandell, Alan
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, v8 n2 p76-80 Win 1988-89
Provides a software program for determining PI to the 15th place after the decimal. Explores the history of determining the value of PI from Archimedes to present computer methods. Investigates Wallis's, Liebniz's, and Buffon's methods. Written for Tandy GW-BASIC (IBM compatible) with 384K. Suggestions for Apple II's are given. (MVL)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware, Geometric Concepts, Geometry, Instructional Materials, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics, Mathematics History, Mathematics Instruction, Programing, Programing Languages, Secondary School Mathematics, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Computer Programs; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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