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@ mbonwick, It makes you qualified in the smug department 
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Depends exactly what you wish to know about pi.
Most common fact is that pi is the ratio of the circumference of the circle to the diameter (i.e. dividing the circumference by the diameter will give you pi).
Also, when measuring angles in radians, pi radians is equivalent to 180 degrees.
If you could post a more specific question I'm sure a few people will be in a better place to help you rather than general facts
Most common fact is that pi is the ratio of the circumference of the circle to the diameter (i.e. dividing the circumference by the diameter will give you pi).
Also, when measuring angles in radians, pi radians is equivalent to 180 degrees.
If you could post a more specific question I'm sure a few people will be in a better place to help you rather than general facts
That's a big approximation, mbonwick.
I've finished with maths, but I have done an Advanced Higher (eqv. A Level) so if I can be of any assistance, please feel free to PM me!
There's not really much more to pi than has been said above. pi.rad=180deg, approximately equal to 3.142.
With regards to radians, I don't know if you're doing calculus, but remember that radians is always used in calculus, never degrees. To convert from degrees to radians, multiply the number of degrees by pi/180. Similarly to convert back to degrees, multiply number of radians by 180/pi. If you're bot doing radians, ignore that last paragraph.
I've finished with maths, but I have done an Advanced Higher (eqv. A Level) so if I can be of any assistance, please feel free to PM me!
There's not really much more to pi than has been said above. pi.rad=180deg, approximately equal to 3.142.
With regards to radians, I don't know if you're doing calculus, but remember that radians is always used in calculus, never degrees. To convert from degrees to radians, multiply the number of degrees by pi/180. Similarly to convert back to degrees, multiply number of radians by 180/pi. If you're bot doing radians, ignore that last paragraph.
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Hail All! 
Sadly, the only formal maths tuition that I ever had was to GCSE grade C, and - Being taught by a teacher who believed in the use of pocket calculators at every turn - I never learned the proper side of mathematics such as Sines, Calculus and Logarhythms. Since then, I have managed to teach myself a little more about mathematics in computing (I can handle working in Base-2 and Base-16 at any rate) but my knowlege of the fundamentals is still a pile of rubbish, sadly... :cry:
However, I do know a bit about Pi that hasn't been mentioned yet. I've attached a data-sheet to this post as a JPEG image for ye to have a peek at. Additionally, Windows Calculator in scientific mode puts Pi at 3.1415926535897932384626433832795 - Although I can't tell beyond seven decimal places if this is correct or not.
'Tis a favourite project of mine,
A new value of Pi to assign,
I would fix it at three,
...for it's simpler, you see...
Than 3.14159...
Farewell...And the be(a)st of luck with thy mathematical forays!
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Sadly, the only formal maths tuition that I ever had was to GCSE grade C, and - Being taught by a teacher who believed in the use of pocket calculators at every turn - I never learned the proper side of mathematics such as Sines, Calculus and Logarhythms. Since then, I have managed to teach myself a little more about mathematics in computing (I can handle working in Base-2 and Base-16 at any rate) but my knowlege of the fundamentals is still a pile of rubbish, sadly... :cry:
However, I do know a bit about Pi that hasn't been mentioned yet. I've attached a data-sheet to this post as a JPEG image for ye to have a peek at. Additionally, Windows Calculator in scientific mode puts Pi at 3.1415926535897932384626433832795 - Although I can't tell beyond seven decimal places if this is correct or not.
'Tis a favourite project of mine,
A new value of Pi to assign,
I would fix it at three,
...for it's simpler, you see...
Than 3.14159...
Farewell...And the be(a)st of luck with thy mathematical forays!
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That link's broken mate...AFAIK; All YouTube video ID's are eleven characters long.
Later edit:
Just managed to find the presumably intended video by putting the partial video ID into Google. Here it is!
[youtube]NBqVvAU-gdg[/youtube]
Farewell... >> Death <<
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