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[Pi]: a biography of the world's most mysterious number

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In this delightful layperson's introduction to one of math's most interesting phenomena, Drs. Posamentier and Lehmann review pi's history from prebiblical times to the 21st century, the many amusing and mind-boggling ways of estimating pi over the centuries, quirky examples of obsessing about pi, and useful applications of pi in everyday life, including statistics.

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Prometheus Books
1615920811 / 9781615920815
eBook (Adobe Pdf)
512.73
15/06/2023
United States
English
324 pages
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