EAN: 9780387205717

PI A SOURCE BOOK - JL BERGGREN JONATHAN BORWEIN...

This book documents the history of pi from the dawn of mathematical time to the present. One of
the beauties of the literature on pi is that it allows for the inclusion of very modern  yet
accessible  mathematics. The articles on pi collected herein fall into various classes. First
and foremost there is a selection from the mathematical and computational literature of four
millennia. There is also a variety of historical studies on the cultural significance of the
number. Additionally  there is a selection of pieces that are anecdotal  fanciful  or simply
amusing.For this new edition  the authors have updated the original material while adding new
material of historical and cultural interest. There is a substantial exposition of the recent
history of the computation of digits of pi  a discussion of the normality of the distribution
of the digits  and new translations of works by Viete and Huygen.

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