Pi : (Record no. 4626)
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| fixed length control field | 01952nam a2200169 a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | ASIN1591022002 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20190522122559.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 130502s2004 xxu eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 1591022002 (hardcover) |
| Terms of availability | $28.99 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781591022008 (hardcover) |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Posamentier, Alfred S. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Pi : |
| Remainder of title | a biography of the world's most mysterious number / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Alfred S. Posamentier. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | [S.l.] : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Prometheus Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2004. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 324 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This enlightening and stimulating approach to mathematics will entertain lay readers while improving their mathematical literacy. We all learned that the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter is called pi and that the value of this algebraic symbol is roughly 3.14. What we weren't told, though, is that behind this seemingly mundane fact is a world of mystery, which has fascinated mathematicians from ancient times to the present. Simply put, pi is weird. Mathematicians call it a "transcendental number" because its value cannot be calculated by any combination of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and square root extraction. This elusive nature has led intrepid investigators over the years to attempt ever-closer approximations. In 2002, a Japanese professor using a supercomputer calculated the value to 1.24 trillion decimal places! Nonetheless, in this huge string of decimals there is no periodic repetition. In this delightful layperson's introduction to one of math's most interesting phenomena, Drs. Posamentier and Lehmann review pi's history from prebiblical times to the 21st century, the many amusing and mind-boggling ways of estimating p over the centuries, quirky examples of obsessing about pi (including an attempt to legislate its exact value), and useful applications of pi in everyday life, including statistics. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Materials specified | Amazon.com |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1591022002/chopaconline-20">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1591022002/chopaconline-20</a> |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Air University Central Library Islamabad | Air University Central Library Islamabad | 05/02/2013 | 512.73 POS | P6084 | 05/02/2013 | 05/02/2013 | Book |