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π in my eye

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

Douglas Quadling*
Affiliation:
12 Archway Court, Barton Road, Cambridge CB3 9LW

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When students first meet Simpson’s rule, we look for simple applications to show them what it can do. I don’t imagine I am the only teacher who has suggested using it to find a numerical value for π - which up until then they have always had to take on trust.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Mathematical Association 1993

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