Friday, July 1, 2011
Pi is wrong! Time to replace it by Tau
The constant Pi is very famous, especially when we think about circles. However, some mathematicians say that using Pi for calculating the perimeter and area of circles are incorrect and Pi should be replaced by Tau (=2*pi).
You can find more information about it in the clip of Professor Kevin Houston from Leeds University:
Pi is wrong
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