*draws circle "This is a square"

I wrote a parallel C++ version and ran this on my Uni's computing cluster across 1000 cores with 5*10^14 sample points in total (took just under 8 hours) and I only got the first 6 digits right. Looks like it doesn't scale as well as you thought :D

"how to estimate pi" Say the word "three" Job done

How I approximate pi in Python: import numpy as np print(np.pi) But sure, I suppose a Monte Carlo approach works too :D

One of the first things I did when learning how to code in python was approximating pi, its a good exercise! Great Video!

Thanks for this Andrew. As someone learning Python its great to see it's very casual usages, and the lines as thought out in real time. Numerical integration would be great.

This is awesome andrew. I dont even know anything about coding, but i enjoy math, and you make it easy to understand whats going on with your work. Excellent job, man.

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Using the Monte Carlo Method for numerical integration would seem like a really awesome video to make. I've seen it used for the Brachistochrone problem when I was doing an experimental physics project in MatLab a couple years back.

Great Video!! more videos like these please

Cool! Helped me a lot in Numerical Methods at college, thanks. I'm from Brazil!

I increased N to be around 100000000000000000000000000000 and my computer crashed.

As every point lies in a square, there shouldn't be an if else statement, coz the coordinates get added to square coordinates if they are not in a circle. But all the points do lie in the square, well the output would be right still as you tool float(N) at last computation.

Literally did the same project about a year ago. Lent itself to a some statistic analysis to improve the approximation. Good stuff though.

That was a real Parker Square

I think just use Ramanujan or any other fundamental series approx formulaes and will give digits upto ones will.

1:46 we can stop here, that's a good estimation

God this mans beard is perfect

First thought: Monte Carlo? 3:50 Monte Carlo!

what if I take the random variables range as (0,2) for both x and y??..its not going to give the right value..but i cant understand why

Hey just wondering what packages would you recommend installing for these types of things in Jupyter

I think generating points in a grid like you had shown in the beginning and than counting them would be more accurate. Also, using only a quarter circle is 4 times faster but has the same precision. Then again, you could write a simple program to integrate sqrt(1-x^2) by divideing it into small rectangles. This could be a part two of this wideo, since it is very useful to see how numerical integration works. You can also better understand the definition of a Riemann integral by this example.

is there a book that covers this material. like what "append" means etc? I got "Doing Math With Python" but it seems very basic.

You can also get the root of the sum of 6/x^2 and you will get to pi at infinity (or pretty close with a very high number) or this pattern [ (-1)^(x+1)/2x-1 ]

Great video man, I'm looking foward to learn python, i only know how to code on Java a little, python looks very different but the kind I like.

God bless you

Great

What about using various infinite series representations of pi?

I think an easier way wouldve been to use the series for arctanx and have it iterate n amount of times to give an approximation

thanks :D

"..... Cool!"

Why couldn't you just use a for-loop? Also, could you do a vid implementing monte-carlo in python?

When did you start learning Python?

14:55 CMBR???

First

Tl Dw answer is 3

If this is a square then pi equals to 4. Now i am know how engineers think.

I’ve got another way that’s a lot simpler. print(3)

Why throw darts at random? Can't you just spread the darts evenly to get an absolutely converging sequence?

Video start: This is a square. Close video.

Please, for the love of God, shave that beard. Great video.

This video is pointless. Everyone knows π = 3.

Stupidest thing I've ever seen. Non deterministicly approaches pi in 2*10^n multiplications where n is each digit of precision. Archimedes did it better 1000s of years ago.