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  1. Re:Flatland by mysticgoat · · Score: 1 · on Mathematics Reading List For High School Students?
    The Joy of Pi by David Blattner is a wonder. I just found that there is a website, Joy of Pi that I need to explore. It looks very promising.

    A book I enjoyed back in ancient times when I was in high school is The mathematical magpie. It is collection of essays and short stories that I believe are timeless gems, all relating to mathematics.

    Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick should be on the list.

    There is a short book on the golden section but I cannot remember the title or name.

  2. of course pi is funny!... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Math with Cohen and Groening

    http://www.joyofpi.com/pifacts.html

  3. Re:Any books on Pi? by swg101 · · Score: 1 · on A Much Bigger Piece Of Pi

    Read The Joy of Pi. (They have a website with some info)
    It a a small book that give a good background on the history of pi, and much about the formulas and theories used today.

  4. Pi info site by swg101 · · Score: 1 · on A Much Bigger Piece Of Pi

    Here is a site that has much information on the history of pi, and how to calculate it. It includes algorithms and rudimentary programs.

    See also, the first 10,000 digits!

  5. Pi info site by swg101 · · Score: 1 · on A Much Bigger Piece Of Pi

    Here is a site that has much information on the history of pi, and how to calculate it. It includes algorithms and rudimentary programs.

    See also, the first 10,000 digits!

  6. pi @ 500,000:1 (Was Re:how can this be?) by kesuki · · Score: 1 · on ZeoSync Makes Claim of Compression Breakthrough

    pi
    In two bytes I've Exceded 500000:1 ratio on transmitting truly rasndom compressed data to you -- were I to use the ASCII code character for pi I could double that thruput.

    This proves that in theory at least that one can compress random data sequences.