Pi: The Next Generation: A Sourcebook on the Recent History of Pi and Its Computation

by David H. Bailey and Jonathan M. Borwein

Book Overview

This book contains a compendium of 25 papers published since the 1970s dealing with pi and associated topics of mathematics and computer science. The collection begins with a Foreword by Bruce Berndt. Each contribution is preceded by a brief summary of its content as well as a short key word list indicating how the content relates to others in the collection. The volume includes articles on actual computations of pi, articles on mathematical questions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331981270X
• ISBN13: 9783319812700
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 507 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 10.0"