Pi Generator

In time for π day 2021, here are 3 unique methods of generating pi! Feel free to use them at your leisure or send a few pull requests to add more.

Inspired by Matt Parker from Stand-up Maths

Generating Methods

• infinite series generator: two different infinite series to approximate pi that converge at different rates
• spigot: a very efficient algorithm used to calculate hex digits of pi
• statistics generator: slightly inneficient method of using the probability of drawing a pair of cofactors on a specificly sized pair of die to extrapulate the number 6/(pi^2)

Plots

• the statistics plot will plot the accuacy of the statistical generation of pi averaged over a number of computations

Additional Reading

Inspiration for the Project

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZBhSi_PwHU&t=114s

The Spigot Algorithm

• https://vixra.org/pdf/1409.0093v2.pdf
• http://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/people/jeremy.gibbons/publications/spigot.pdf,

Pi Information

• https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/pi-day-why-pi-matters/amp