Monday, November 11, 2019

Approximations


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Environmental & Science Education
STEM
Mathematics Education
Maths
History of Science
Edward Hessler

Here is a great cartoon from XQCD on Types of Approximations made by physicists, engineers and cosmologists.

While much different, you may recall the so-called Indiana Pi Bill (Bill #246, 1897) introduced in the General Assembly, an attempt to declare truth by legislative fiat. This Wiki entry tells you what it was all about. It never became law by the way.







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