1st Edition
Piece of Pi Wit-Sharpening, Brain-Bruising, Number-Crunching Activities With Pi (Grades 6-8)
By Naila Bokari
Copyright 2005
48 Pages
by
Prufrock Press
48 Pages
by
Prufrock Press
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There are some topics or problems that have captured the interest of mathematicians for ages. Calculating pi is one of them. While students often encounter pi in the mathematics classroom when applying various formulas, rarely do they use or explore pi in other contexts. This marvelous infinite number we know as pi shows up in many fascinating and mysterious ways. It can be found everywhere, from... Read more
Introduction Information for the Instructor Interesting Pi Facts A Chronology of Pi Lessons for Exploring Pi Discovering Aryabhata's Value For Il Pi and the Bible Srinavasa Ramanujan (the Geometric Method) Circular Pi Estimations and Computations For Pi Hats Off to Pi Pi and the Greek Alphabet Button's Needle Experiment Finding the Square Root of Pi Using Random Numbers Archimedes' Method Extra Activities and Material Where Do You Find Pi? Remembering Pi Glossary Information About Mathematicians Resources for Pi
Biography
Naila Bokari
