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Pi: A Source Book by Berggren, Lennart; Borwein, Peter B.; Borwein, Jonathan M is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Pi: A Source Book about?

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 falls 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. TOC:Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus-Problem 50.- Engles. Quadrature of the Circle in Ancient Egypt.- Archimedes. Measurement of a Circle.- Phillips. Archimedes the Numerical Analyst.- Lam & Ang. Circle Measurements in Ancient China.- The Banu Mu

Who reads Pi: A Source Book?

Author

Berggren, Lennart; Borwein, Peter B.; Borwein, Jonathan M

Publisher

Springer New York Imprint : Springer

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780387205717

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Mathematics, Philosophy, History