Archimedes' method finds an approximation of pi by determining the length of the perimeter of a polygon inscribed within a circle (which is less than the circumference of the circle) and the perimeter ...

The goal of this course is to give a modern introduction to mathematical methods for solving hard mathematics problems that arise in the sciences. The main focus will be to explain the process of ...

Sankhyā: The Indian Journal of Statistics, Series B (1960-2002), Vol. 32, No. 3/4 (Dec., 1970), pp. 363-378 (16 pages) For computing the trajectory of a projectile the retardation coefficient is ...

This paper presents a generalization of the Remez multiple-exchange (ME) algorithm for solving complex Chebyshev approximation by polynomials on the unit circle. The difficulties of implementing the ...