The Joy of Pi </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart>Blatner, David</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> <role> <roleTerm type="text">Author</roleTerm> </role> </name> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <originInfo> <place> <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">5:0</placeTerm> </place> <place> <placeTerm type="text">U.S.A</placeTerm> </place> <publisher>Walker Publishing Comapny Inc.</publisher> <issuance>monographic</issuance> </originInfo> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm> </language> <physicalDescription> <extent>129tr.</extent> <extent>hardcover</extent> <extent>19 cm</extent> </physicalDescription> <abstract>The Joy of Pi is a book of many parts. Breezy narratives recount the history of pi and the quirky stories of those obsessed with it. Sidebars document fascinating pi trivia (including a segment from the 0. J. Simpson trial). Dozens of snippets and factoids reveal pi's remarkable impact over the centuries. Mnemonic devices teach how to memorize pi to many hundreds of digits (or more, if you're so inclined). Pi-inspired cartoons, poems, limericks, and jokes offer delightfully ""square"" pi humor. And, to satisfy even the most exacting of number jocks, the first one million digits of pi appear throughout the book. A tribute to all things pi, The Joy of pi is sure to foster a newfound affection and respect for the big number with the funny little symbol.</abstract> <note type="statement of responsibility">David Blatner</note> <subject> <topic>Sciences</topic> </subject> <classification authority="ddc">516.22</classification> <classification authority="ddc">B627-D25</classification> <identifier type="isbn">9780802713322 (ISBN10: 0802713327)</identifier> <identifier type="uri">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/15138/98.jpg</identifier> <location> <url displayLabel="Cover Image">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/15138/98.jpg</url> </location> <recordInfo> <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">2024-0</recordCreationDate> <recordChangeDate encoding="iso8601">20260119071438.0</recordChangeDate> </recordInfo> </mods>