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Buffon's Needle Estimate of Pi (Mathematics)

Buffon's Needle Estimate of Pi (Mathematics)

Discussion of a technique for estimating pi, by dropping a needle between parallel lines.

Keywords:
geometrical probability, Pi, Numerical Mathematics
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Material Type:
Presentation
Date Added to MERLOT:
June 29, 1997
Date Modified in MERLOT:
June 12, 2018
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Submitter:
Jim Spohrer
Primary Audience:
High School, College General Ed
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Language:
English
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