Investigating pi.
| Other author | Glasshead Productions, producer. |
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication Info | [London] : Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2005. |
| Description | 1 online resource (14 min.). |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?EDIV;1736532 |
| Subjects |
| Series | KS3 maths |
| Abstract | Wendy, our Mathagony Aunt, introduces a technique used to estimate the value of pi by throwing 20 sticks onto the pavement. This strange experiment was first performed by the French naturalist George-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1777. Pupils at Vyners school in Hillingdon investigate this experiment. As well as trying out a scaled down version of Buffon's experiment, teacher Steve Imisson demonstrates the polygon method for estimating pi, which is more obviously related to circles. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012). |
| Other forms | Previously released as DVD. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2012. (VAST: Academic video online). Available via World Wide Web. |
| Language | This edition in English. |
| Genre/form | Instructional television programs. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |