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Approximation of Pi

Jansson, Madeleine LU (2019) FMAL01 20191
Mathematics (Faculty of Engineering)
Abstract
The inverse tangent function can be used to approximate pi. When approximating pi, the convergence of infinite series or Products are of great importance for the accuracy in the digits in pi. This thesis will present historical Formulas used to approximate pi, especially Gregory-Leibniz and Machin's. Also, the unique Machin two-term formulas will be presented and discussed to show that Machin's way of calculating pi has had great impact on calculating this number.
Popular Abstract (Swedish)
Vi diskuterar metoder för att hitta närmevärden till pi via serieutvecklingar och komplexa tal, med hjälp av så kallade Machin-liknande formler. Vi ger även en kortfattad beskrivning av appxoixmationsmetoder som använts genom historien.
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author
Jansson, Madeleine LU
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FMAL01 20191
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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English
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8983341
date added to LUP
2019-06-20 10:46:44
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2019-06-20 10:46:44
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  author       = {{Jansson, Madeleine}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Approximation of Pi}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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