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At the time of my retirement on March 31, 2006, I challenged myself
with a handful of goals. With this publication, all have now been
accomplished. Initially, I did not plan to publish. I did plan to
write a manuscript or a story . . . or just write something about
the universe. I felt compelled to give my fascination with the
universe some sort of order, something that would punctuate my
life. Upon completion, I wondered if it might have some merit to
others and scoped out the thought of publication. I found the
manuscript very readable and relatively elementary. It should prove
interesting to science students of all levels as well as all people
interested in the universe.
The power of pi is not immedately evident from a glance at this
small Greek letter. Yet the existence of pi has confounded
mathematicians and engineers for centuries. What does it mean to
have a real number that cannot be stated exactly? What is a number
that does not appear to have any recurring pattern? And why does it
crop up in unexpected places that have no apparent connection with
the circumference of a circle? These questions are not answered in
this book, but you do get a glimpse of the phenomenon-real numbers
to grapple with. A bit of the history of pi. And a program designed
to generate as many digits as you'd like.
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