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Pi:     more books (100)

Life of Pi by Yann Martel, 2004-10-30 Life of Pi by Yann Martel, 2007-10-01 The Joy of Pi by David Blatner, 1999-09-01 Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi by Cindy Neuschwander, 2004-02 A History of PI by Petr Beckmann, 1990-06 Pi: A Biography of the World's Most Mysterious Number by Alfred S. Posamentier, Ingmar Lehmann, 2004-08-31 PI in the Sky: Counting, Thinking, and Being by John D. Barrow, 1993-10-20 Pi-Shu: The Little Panda by John Butler, 2001-03 Early Memories of Father Anderson and a Step Towards Pi by Wilbert Anderson, 2006-08-03 Piece of Pi: Wit-sharpening, Brain-bruising, Number-crunching Activities With Pi by Naila Bokhari, 2005-06 Bookclub-in-a-box Discusses Life of Pi, the novel by Yann Martel (Bookclub in a Box Discusses) by Yann Martel, 2006-09-23 Pi: A Source Book by Lennart Berggren, Jonathan Borwein, et all 2004-06-17 The Number Pi by Pierre Eymard, Jean-Pierre Lafon, 2004-02 Pleasures of Pi,e and Other Interesting Numbers by Y. E. O. Adrian, 2006-11-01

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1. The Pi Pages
   Discover the wondrously elusive value that is pi. Find out about pi day, listen to pi music, or follow one of the many links to pi calculations.  
   http://www.cecm.sfu.ca/pi/pi.html
   
   Extractions: ...and continuing updates Why "The story of pi reflects the most seminal, the most serious and sometimes the silliest aspects of mathematics. A surprising amount of the most important mathematics and a significant number of the most important mathematicians have contributed to its unfolding directly or otherwise. Pi is one of the few concepts in mathematics whose mention evokes a response of recognition and interest in those not concerned professionally with the subject. It has been a part of human culture and the educated imagination for more than twenty five hundred years. The computation of Pi is virtually the only topic from the most ancient stratum of mathematics that is still of serious interest to modern mathematical research. And to pursue this topic as it developed throughout the millennia is to follow a thread through the history of mathematics that winds through geometry, analysis and special functions, numerical analysis, algebra and number theory. It offers a subject which provides mathematicians with examples of many current mathematical techniques as well as a palpable sense of their historical development." The above passage is taken from the introduction to "Pi : A Source Book" by L. Berggren, J. Borwein and P. Borwein. It is a large collection of papers on pi and will appear with Springer-Verlag sometime in 1997. Much additional material is available in the 1986 Wiley volume

2. The Joy Of Pi
   Book, digits, links, facts, and quote.  
   http://www.joyofpi.com/

3. [ Go2Net® ]
   pi through the ages is the happenin' pi locale.) pi's friends, e, the square root of 2, and others have similarly  
   http://www.go2net.com/internet/useless/useless/pi.html
   
   Extractions: - Michael Stifel (1544) There is an even better (albeit much longer) quote about pi that I found from the same source. This page is dedicated to Ludolph Van Ceulen Are you wondering why there's no Dilbert cartoon here? For offline fun, read The Joy of Pi by David Blatner or go see Pi: The Movie Now you can even SMELL the part of pi by wearing Pi: The Perfume Pi. It's a number with some character, transcendental, irrational, difficult to pin down. The history of pi is fascinating, and I would find a web page detailing the events and intrigue surrounding pi a worthy effort. (Wow! Eve Andersson, pi watchdog extraordinaire, has informed me that such a page actually exists! Pi through the ages is the happenin' pi locale.)

4. The Pi-Search Page
   Find strings of digits in the first one hundred million digits of pi. 08/25/2001 You can now display any substring in pi with the pi Searcher. Thanks to the people who suggested this!  
   http://www.angio.net/pi/piquery

5. Pi (1998)
   http://us.imdb.com/Title?0138704

6. The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
   Founded in 1868, it is composed of men who share similar ideals of friendship, truth, honor, and loyalty.  
   http://www.pka.com

7. Welcome To Pi Beta Phi!
   The official homepage of pi Beta Phi Women's Fraternity, founded April 28, 1867  
   http://www.pibetaphi.org
   
   Extractions: New Founders' Day Ceremony Barbara Lee Fay, Director of Membership, has written a beautiful and relevant Candlelighting Ceremony which honors the Values and Vision of our Founders. Grand Council encourages all chapters and alumnae clubs to incorporate this ceremony into your Founders' Day celebrations.

8. Home: Welcome To Alpha Delta Pi
   Founded on May 15, 1851 at Wesleyan Female College in Macon, Georgia, ADpi holds the distinction of being the first secret society in the world for college women.  
   http://www.alphadeltapi.org

9. Sigma Pi - Official Site
   International fraternity founded in 1897.  
   http://www.sigmapi.org/

10. Alpha Epsilon Pi International
    An international Jewish fraternity, AEpi was founded November 7, 1913, at New York University in New York, NY, seeking to provide the best college and fraternity opportunities for the Jewish college man  
    http://www.aepi.org/

11. The Pi Trivia Game
    History, math, and physics questions.  
    http://eveander.com/trivia/
    
    Extractions: part of Pi Land Finally this is your chance to pay tribute to the magnificent transcendental number that we have all grown to love! Test your knowledge of history, mathematics, and even a little physics. Here are 25 (given to you 5 at a time) fun pi-related questions, picked randomly from my exciting pi question database! Get ready for the thrill of your lifetime, the ultimate challenge, The Pi Trivia Game!

12. Pi The Movie: Enter
    Official site with production credits, introduction, music, logic and motivation behind the movie, Category Arts Movies Titles P pi  
    http://www.pithemovie.com/

13. Pi Kappa Phi- America's Leading Fraternity
    National social fraternity founded at the College of Charleston on December 10, 1904.  
    http://www.pikapp.org/
    
    Extractions: For nearly 100 years Pi Kappa Phi has been building better men on college campuses across the country. From our humble roots at the College of Charleston to over 127 campuses today, Pi Kappa Phi stands for a commitment to fundamental values. We are a first CLASS fraternity who firmly believes in the tenets of Character, Leadership, Academics, Sportsmanship, and Service. These principles are not only valued but instilled through leading-edge educational, service and leadership opportunities. Destination Known Pi Kappa Phi is pleased to offer Life 401: Creating a Life Strategy and the Pi Kappa Phi Leadership Institute featuring Covey's 7 Habits at chapters across the country this spring. Take advantage of these leading edge programs that give you the edge on other college students and help you create a plan for life after college.

14. Pi Kappa Phi - Duke University - Mu Chapter
    Located in Durham, NC. Contains information about the chapter, history, recent news, photographs, links and brother and alumni information.  
    http://www.duke.edu/pikapps/
    
    Extractions: Last updated: 25 Nov 99 The Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity is a national brotherhood founded in 1904, and the chapter at Duke University , the twelfth of its kind, was chartered on May 6, 1915. The brothers of Mu Chapter welcome you to our website! Current Officers: For more information about us, please select from the buttons at the left or email pikapps@acpub.duke.edu

15. Pi History
    Have a look at an overview of this book, profile the author, check out some sample text, and browse different recommended resources. The number pi is Year 2000 Compliant  
    http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Pi_through_the_ages.html
    
    Extractions: A little known verse of the Bible reads And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it about. (I Kings 7, 23) The same verse can be found in II Chronicles 4, 2. It occurs in a list of specifications for the great temple of Solomon, built around 950 BC and its interest here is that it gives p = 3. Not a very accurate value of course and not even very accurate in its day, for the Egyptian and Mesopotamian values of = 3.125 and 10 = 3.162 have been traced to much earlier dates: though in defence of Solomon's craftsmen it should be noted that the item being described seems to have been a very large brass casting, where a high degree of geometrical precision is neither possible nor necessary. There are some interpretations of this which lead to a much better value. The fact that the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle is constant has been known for so long that it is quite untraceable. The earliest values of p including the 'Biblical' value of 3, were almost certainly found by measurement. In the Egyptian

16. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    NWsource. • Coupons. • Online Shop. pi ANYWHERE. Email Newsletters. News Alerts. CellPhones. Desktop. IT'S IN THE pi. Thumbnail. • Front Page. • Home Delivery. Category Regional North America News and Media Newspapers  
    http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/
    
    Extractions: forecast NEWS Local Neighborhoods Sports Nation/World ... Special Reports COMMENTARY Opinion Columnists Letters David Horsey ... Forums COFFEE BREAK Mike Mailway TV Listings SHOPPING Archives NWclassifieds Jobs Autos ... Online Shop P-I ANYWHERE E-mail Newsletters News Alerts PDA Cell Phones ... Desktop IT'S IN THE P-I Front Page Home Delivery Submit News P-I Jobs ... Media Kit (Print) OUR AFFILIATES

17. About The Post-Intelligencer
    Welcome For hundreds of thousands of people in Seattle and the PacificNorthwest, it's not morning without their pi. The Seattle  
    http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/facts/
    
    Extractions: Jump to Weather Traffic Mariners Seahawks ... Forums NEWS Local Neighborhoods Sports Nation/World ... Special Reports COMMENTARY Opinion Columnists Letters David Horsey ... Forums COFFEE BREAK Mike Mailway TV Listings SHOPPING Archives NWclassifieds Jobs Autos ... Online Shop P-I ANYWHERE E-mail Newsletters News Alerts PDA Cell Phones ... Desktop OUR AFFILIATES Welcome For hundreds of thousands of people in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest, it's not morning without their P-I. The Seattle Post- Intelligencer is the oldest morning newspaper in the state of Washington and has a following throughout the Northwest. It has been "The Voice of the Northwest since Atop the P-I's office building on the Elliott Bay waterfront, with its views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains, sits a beloved Seattle landmark: a huge steel, neon-lit globe bearing the slogan "It's in the P-I." Look for the globe in one form or another on every page of this Web site. The heart of the Seattle P-I is the 170 staffers led by Publisher Roger Oglesby and Executive Editor Ken Bunting . All are dedicated to providing both an independent editorial voice for the Seattle area and fiercely competitive, highly professional coverage of local, national and regional news, public affairs, sports, the arts and popular culture.

18. Welcome To Alpha Omicron Pi
    Bound by ties of friendship, Alpha Omicron pi Women's Fraternity was established in 1897.  
    http://www.alphaomicronpi.org

19. Pi And Other Constants
    pi and Other Constants Online Papers The postscript. Paper P123 detailshow to compute, among other things, individual binary digits of pi.  
    http://www.cecm.sfu.ca/~pborwein/PISTUFF/Apistuff.html
    
    Extractions: Pi and Other Constants: The following papers concerning computation of various familiar transcendentals are available in postscript. Paper P123 details how to compute, among other things, individual binary digits of Pi. Fortran code for this is available below. The first paper is an expanded HTML version of P40.

20. Privacy International
    Human rights "watchdog" organization focused on privacy intrusions by government and businesses Category Society Issues Privacy Advocacy Groups Privacy International (pi) is a human rights group formed in 1990as a watchdog on surveillance by governments and corporations.  
    http://www.privacyinternational.org/
    
    Extractions: Privacy International (PI) is a human rights group formed in 1990 as a watchdog on surveillance by governments and corporations. PI is based in London, England, and has an office in Washington, D.C. PI has conducted campaigns throughout the world on issues ranging from wiretapping and national security, to ID cards, video surveillance, data matching, police information systems, medical privacy, and freedom of information and expression. Latest news from around the world Officials at the EU Headquarters in Brussels have confirmed reports in French newspaper Le Figaro that electronic bugging devices have been found in offices used by French and German delegations. EU Spokesman Dominque Marro said that devices were found in offices used by other delegations as well. He went on to say that this discovery was being investigated and that it was "impossible at this stage" to say who planted them, although

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