The Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회지시리즈A:수학교육)
- Volume 47 Issue 1
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- Pages.1-10
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- 2008
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- 1225-1380(pISSN)
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- 2287-9633(eISSN)
The Nature of Pi as a Constant and Archimedes' Calculation Method
원주율의 상수성과 아르키메데스의 계산법
- Choi, Young-Gi (Dept. of Mathematics Education, Seoul National University) ;
- Hong, Gap-Ju (Dept. of Mathematics Education, Seoul National University Graduate School)
- Published : 2008.02.28
Abstract
Some of school mathematics contents that have deep mathematical meanings are regarded as obvious and their importance is frequently overlooked. We first reexamined the mathematical meaning of pi as a constant. Then we indicated the educational implications of Archimedes' calculation method of pi and finally underlined the availability of pi as a valuable research topic in school mathematics.
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