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Download full textNCTM Student Math Notes, 1983
Mathematics activities and facts related to pi are presented in this issue of "Student Math Notes." Included are: (1) an exercise based on Buffon's needle problem in which pieces of toothpicks are dropped onto a ruled surface; (2) a calculation of pi to 200 decimal places; (3) exercises related to Biblical and ancient Chinese…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Decimal Fractions, Elementary Secondary Education, Estimation (Mathematics)
