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Post by desertwoman on Mar 14, 2015 18:13:13 GMT -5
The number that shows up the most in the first 1 million digits in pi, after the 3. is...
#5 at 100,359 times
then
#4 at 100,230 times
#3 at 100,229
#9 at 100.106
#2 at 100,026
#8 at 99,995
#0 at 99,959
#7 at 99,800
#1 at 99,758
and the least is #6 at 99,548 times
(Thank you doonesbury website)
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Post by prunella on Mar 14, 2015 18:33:22 GMT -5
Oh THAT cartoon! And here I thought you'd counted that up. And BTW, I'm liking that you have a shelf system based on the Golden Mean, leading down to a tiny space for the stapler! Inspired carpentry. Excellent. Your husband gets a five-star rating.
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Mar 14, 2015 20:08:54 GMT -5
Speaking of the Golden Mean, has anyone ever read the Griffin and Sabine series?
Steve, yes, I have studied flower petals, up close (and personal), but based on your suggestions I think further studies are in order.
I think that's how I became aware of the Fractal principles. But I don't recall if that was when I went to colored pencil art (informal) instruction or just from studying Fractals - bought a book a decade or so ago and went from there. There's a children's coloring book on Fractals - nice way of teaching. store.doverpublications.com/0486494985.html. (You can see some of the samples by scrolling on the photo; Dover typically includes via Google perhaps half a dozen samples of the book's contents.
Maybe I'll even have a mathematics bed in my garden with all flowers having the same number of petals.
Now I'm wondering about the crucifers - hadn't thought of them in terms of either Fibonacci or Pi. That should be an interesting study.
I was thinking that the first circle of Pi (actually third in the graphic illustrations in this link ( tinyurl.com/qagz2ug ) would be an interesting adaptation for a Knot Garden, with a lot of simplification.
DW, do you have a photo of the bookcase? I'd love to see it. I assume your husband designed it himself? |
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Post by desertwoman on Mar 14, 2015 20:40:28 GMT -5
Oh yeah, I counted them up as I ate pie and pie and more pie. Now I am comatose.
I thought you'd appreciate it though.
SR- yes, he designed it himself and unfortunately we don't have a photo (pre digital camera days). With one of our moves, it didn't fit the house we were moving into so we had to give it away, He's going to see if he can find the drawing he did for it.
I haven't read the Griffin and Sabine, but I have thought about it. One of these days....
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Post by James on Mar 14, 2015 22:41:02 GMT -5
\pi = \frac{C}{d} where C is the circumference of a circle and d is the diameter = 3.14159 (that's enough digits for me)
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Post by Veggie Gal on Mar 15, 2015 0:14:24 GMT -5
Yes, James !!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Latitude33 on Mar 15, 2015 14:12:45 GMT -5
pie + coffee = ;)
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Post by prunella on Jun 25, 2015 13:06:17 GMT -5
PBS has a really interesting program on Nova about math. It is a really interesting and well-done presentation (of course) that starts with a fun demo of Fibonacci and flower petal counts. It was a nice thing to stumble upon as I browsed the programs. Take a look online at PBS: NOVA. |
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