Buffon’s Needle simulation to generate Pi
http://www.metablake.com/pi.swf
A high quality Flash Animation to demonstrate Buffon’s Needle Theorem. Fire it up on your IWB and leave it running for a good while to get closer and closer to the value of Pi.
A great resource to use when introducing students to the surprising mathematics involving Pi.
- Topics:
- Space and Geometry, Circles
- Type:
- Simulation, Stimulus
- The Australian Curriculum:
- Number and Algebra, Real numbers, Year 8 Investigate the concept of irrational numbers, including pi
- NSW 7-10 Syllabus:
- MS Measurement, MS4.1 Perimeter and Area
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This link, Buffon’s Needle simulation to generate Pi: http://www.metablake.com/pi.swf
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