Date of Award
1970
Document Type
Thesis
Department
Mathematics
First Reader
Dr. D. M. Seward
Abstract
There is no part of the arithmetic that deals with approximations that is more interesting than that which seeks to find the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. This ratio has been studied from both a practical and a theoretical standpoint. Under the name "quadrature of the circle" it occupied mathematicians for many thousands of years, beginning with the Bible and extending to the twentieth century.
Recommended Citation
Rhodes, Carolyn, "The Evolution and Application of Pi" (1970). Honors Theses. 589.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/honors_theses/589