A Monte Carlo Application to Approximate Pi.

Easterday, Kenneth; Smith, Tommy

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Publication Date: 1991

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A Monte Carlo Application to Approximate Pi.

Easterday, Kenneth; Smith, Tommy

Mathematics Teacher, v84 n5 p387-90 May 1991

The Monte Carlo procedure of generating random points that lie within the unit square is used to approximate pi, as the ratio of points within the first quadrant of the unit circle to the total number of randomly generated points. A BASIC computer program for this method is included. (JJK)

Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Monte Carlo Methods, Programing, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics

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