Pi
Pi, the mathematical term for the number 3.141592654¡K or when spoken out loud, dozing math students are rudely awakened to think that their teacher is serving pie. Seriously though, Other than the score of last nights braves game or how many home runs Barry Bonds has hit, pi is probably the most talked about number in the mathematical world. ¡§The computation of pi is virtually the only topic from the most ancient stratum of mathematics that is still of serious interest to modern mathematics research¡¨(Berggren 6). How can a problem as simple as dividing a circle¡¦s circumference by its diameter, intrigue mathematicians for over four thousand years? The symbol, it¡¦s history and applications in today¡¦s world all help us to have a better understanding for the area of a circle. The Rhind Papyrus, that dates back to 1650 BC, is the earliest form of this ratio. Written by an Egyptian scribe named Ahmes. His findings put him approximately one percent away from finding the true value of pi (Blatner, 8). The formula
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