Pi by Alfred S. Posamentier (9781591022008)

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In this delightful layperson's introduction to one of math's most interesting phenomena, Drs Posamentier and Lehmann review p's history from pre-biblical times to the 21st century, the many amusing and mind-boggling ways of estimating p over the centuries, quirky examples of obsessing about p (including an attempt to legislate its exact value), and useful applications of p in everyday life, including statistics.

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Pi: A Biography of the World's Most Mysterious Number by Alfred S. Posamentier

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(October 2023)

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Pi

Alfred S. Posamentier

Ingmar Lehmann

Herbert A. Hauptman

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