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Direct linkGuasti, M. Fernandez – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2005
Three major techniques are employed to calculate [pi]. Namely, (i) the perimeter of polygons inscribed or circumscribed in a circle, (ii) calculus based methods using integral representations of inverse trigonometric functions, and (iii) modular identities derived from the transformation theory of elliptic integrals. This note presents a…
Descriptors: Trigonometry, Calculus, Computation, Geometric Concepts
Download full textNational Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1994
This issue of "Indicator of the Month" lists percentages of high school graduates taking selected mathematics and science courses in high school in 1982, 1987, 1990, and 1992. Findings include: (1) High school graduates in 1992 were more likely to take mathematics courses at the level of algebra I or higher and most science courses at the level of…
Descriptors: Algebra, Biology, Calculus, Chemistry
