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"# 1 On the computation of π\n",
"# On the computation of $\\pi$\n",
"\n",
"## 1.1 Asking the maths library\n",
"## Asking the maths library\n",
"\n",
"My computer tells me that π is approximativel"
"My computer tells me that $\\pi$ is *approximatively*"
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"## 1.2 Buffon’s needle\n",
"\n",
"Applying the method of <span style=\"color:blue\"> Buffon’s needle </span>, we get the <b>approximation</b>"
"## Buffon's needle\n",
"Applying the method of [Buffon's needle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffon%27s_needle_problem), we get the __approximation__"
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"3.128911138923655"
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"## 1.3 Using a surface fraction argument\n",
"\n",
"A method that is easier to understand and does not make use of the sin function is based on the fact that if X ∼ U(0,1) and Y ∼ U(0,1), then P[X2 +Y2 ≤ 1] = π/4 (see <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Carlo_method\"> \"Monte Carlo method\" on Wikipedia </a>). The following code uses this approach:\n"
"## Using a surface fraction argument\n",
"A method that is easier to understand and does not make use of the $\\sin$ function is based on the fact that if $X\\sim U(0,1)$ and $Y\\sim U(0,1)$, then $P[X^2+Y^2\\leq 1] = \\pi/4$ (see [\"Monte Carlo method\" on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Carlo_method)). The following code uses this approach:"
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"%matplotlib inline\n",
"\n",
"%matplotlib inline \n",
"import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\n",
"\n",
"np.random.seed(seed=42)\n",
"N = 1000\n",
"x = np.random.uniform(size=N, low=0, high=1)\n",
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"\n",
"accept = (x*x+y*y) <= 1\n",
"reject = np.logical_not(accept)\n",
"\n",
"fig, ax = plt.subplots(1)\n",
"ax.scatter(x[accept], y[accept], c='b', alpha=0.2, edgecolor=None)\n",
"ax.scatter(x[reject], y[reject], c='r', alpha=0.2, edgecolor=None)\n",
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"It is then straightforward to obtain a (not really good) approximation to π by counting how many times, on average, X2 + Y2 is smaller than 1:"
"It is then straightforward to obtain a (not really good) approximation to $\\pi$ by counting how many times, on average, $X^2 + Y^2$ is smaller than 1:"
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"3.112"
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