Re: Buffon's Needles

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From: Kwyxta
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 00:00

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I heard there is a programmatic way of not just estimating Pi, but PROVING
it to any decimal precision. The problem is that the speed of the algorithm
slows in a logarithmic fashion proportional to the precision... (eg. doubly
long to calculate the next digit and so on)

ch!/\z,
       Kwyxta.

Earl F. Glynn <EarlGlynn@att.net> wrote in message
news:7ks8ls$mgk$1@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net...
> An updated "Lab Report" about estimating the value of pi
> by "throwing" needles on a set of parallel lines can be found at:
>
> http://www.efg2.com/lab/Mathematics/Buffon.htm
>
> The example includes complete Delphi source code and a
> complete description of the mathematics and the various
> methods of randomly "throwing" the needles.
>
> Some may be interested in how a procedure variable was
> used by a set of radio buttons to set the procedure that was
> used to do the computations.
>
> _________________________________
> efg's Computer Lab:  http://www.efg2.com/lab
> Delphi Books:  http://www.efg2.com/lab/TechBooks/Delphi.htm
>
> Earl F. Glynn     E-Mail:  EarlGlynn@att.net
> Overland Park, KS  USA
>
>
>

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From: "Kwyxta" <kwyxta@blaze.net.au>
Subject: Re: Buffon's Needles
Date: 1999/06/24
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