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I remember using Monte Carlo to calculate Pi on an XT back in the late 80's (the explanation was in a kids math book), iirc (it's been a while) it took all nigh
by noir_lord 9y ago
I remember using Monte Carlo to calculate Pi on an XT back in the late 80's (the explanation was in a kids math book), iirc (it's been a while) it took all night to get to 4 sig fig, it was an interesting demonstration.
- keithpeter 9y agoI've done that one with a basic maths class using rice grains dropped on a circle drawn on graph paper and then in a spreadsheet with rand() function generating the coords. Seems to help understanding. Someone here suggested extending to finding the volume of the Steinmetz solid which I must get round to.
- noir_lord 9y agoYeah it was in a book with a title like "Fun with Maths" or something unusually for that type of book it's title was true.