Pi Unleashed, w. CD-ROM (2000. XII, 270 p. w. figs. 23,5 cm)

Pi Unleashed, w. CD-ROM (2000. XII, 270 p. w. figs. 23,5 cm)

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版/ページ数 250 p. with CD-ROM
  • 商品コード 9783540665724

基本説明

Translated from the German. System requirements: HTML document in a standard CD-ROM file system (ISO 9660), platform-independent.

Description


(Text)
In the 4,000-year history of research into Pi, results have never been as prolific as present. This book describes, in easy-to-understand language, the latest and most fascinating findings of mathematicians and computer scientists in the field of Pi. Attention is focused on new methods of high-speed computation.
(Table of content)
From the contents:
The State of Things
- How Random is Pi?- Estimations of Pi
- Arcus Tangens
- Gauss and Pi
- Ramanujan and Pi
- The Borweins and Pi
- The BBP Technique
- Arithmetic
- Miscellaneous
- History
- The Future: Internet and Pi Computations
- Pi Equations
- Tables
- Documentation for the hfloat Library
- Other High-Precision Libraries
- Bibliography
- Index
(Author portrait)
Dr. Jörg Arndt studierte theoretische Physik an der Technischen Universität Berlin. Er war 16 Jahre im Bereich der Softwareentwicklung tätig und promovierte 2006-2009 in der Mathematik.