HIST OF PI

Wonderful book for math lovers.

The book began with stories. That made me feel confident that if not solving the mysteries of the Universe, it would allow me to appreciate the beauty of pi— like Carl Sagan's 'Contact' had done. Alas! Soon it became a book of mathematics, by a mathematician, for the mathematicians. Gradually it became utterly incomprehensible, with all the integrals and polynomials. I felt like falling into an endless hole lined with numbers. If you want to feel that way, be my guest. Otherwise, you have been warned.

Awesome Awesome book. There are heaps of diagrams and incredibly in-depth information on pi. You can find proofs, and stories about historical figures throughout. While the description does say that the book is flexible enough for anyone to read (it is), you'll probably want to be familiar with some mathematical concepts before jumping in. This is mainly so that you can grasp some of the formulas present throughout. It was first published in 1971 and it looks as though not much has changed with the design of the book. It is in an older, less modern style, but that gives it so much charm. However the language is easy enough to follow. I enjoyed it thoroughly.

I'm enjoying this a lot and it's very informative.

Interesante conocer la historia por la que a pasado el número pi, su calculo a través del tiempo, la obsesión del hombre para encontrar su exactitud.

Parmi tous les ouvrages sur PI, celui-ci est clairement le meilleur et le plus complet que j'aie lu jusqu’à présent. Il est à la fois historique et mathématique.

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