9780387205717-0387205713-Pi: A Source Book

Pi: A Source Book

ISBN-13: 9780387205717
ISBN-10: 0387205713
Edition: 3rd
Author: Peter Borwein, Jonathan Borwein, J.L. Berggren
Publication date: 2004
Publisher: Springer
Format: Hardcover 816 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780387205717
ISBN-10: 0387205713
Edition: 3rd
Author: Peter Borwein, Jonathan Borwein, J.L. Berggren
Publication date: 2004
Publisher: Springer
Format: Hardcover 816 pages

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Pi: A Source Book (ISBN-13: 9780387205717 and ISBN-10: 0387205713), written by authors Peter Borwein, Jonathan Borwein, J.L. Berggren, was published by Springer in 2004. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Geometry & Topology (Mathematics, History, Mathematical Analysis, Number Systems) books. You can easily purchase or rent Pi: A Source Book (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Geometry & Topology books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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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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