Approximating pi using Apples
In this post I will look at a new variant of an old way of approximating pi using random numbers, a so-called “Monte Carlo” method. Yes, Monte Carlo as in the casino. There is another…
Category: Math
Look and Say Sequence (Conway’s constant)
I just took a look at John Conway’s video at Numberphile about the “look-and-say” sequence or as Conway called it “The Weird and Wonderful Chemistry of Audioactive Decay”. He did a lot of research on…
