Coding Challenge #141: Calculating Digits of Pi with Mandelbrot Set

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Published on March 21, 2019 1:27:35 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn2vlselv_g

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Let's celebrate PI Day by approximating the digits of Pi using a special location in the legendary Mandelbrot set fractal! Code: https://thecodingtrain.com/challenges/141-mandelbrot-pi

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References:
🥧 The World of Pi: http://www.pi314.net/eng/
☕ BigDecimal: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/math/BigDecimal.html
🖼️ Mandelbrot Image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandelbrot_set#/media/File:Mandel_zoom_00_mandelbrot_set.jpg

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🥟 Pi and the Mandelbrot Set: https://youtu.be/d0vY0CKYhPY
🔴 Coding Train Live 172: https://youtu.be/78ZthTGcdPw?t=7875s
📺 12 Hour Live Stream (last 4 hours sadly cut-off): https://youtu.be/PIeKyP97EUc

Related Coding Challenges:
🚂 #21 Mandelbrot Set with p5.js: https://youtu.be/6z7GQewK-Ks
🚂 #140 Leibniz Formula for Pi: https://youtu.be/uH4trBNn540
🚂 #156 Peeking Inside Pi: https://youtu.be/MEdpRYyjz_0
🚂 #161 Estimating π from Random Numbers with Euclid's Algorithm: https://youtu.be/EvS_a921dBo
🚂 #169 Pi in the Sky Game: https://youtu.be/_H9JIwWP7HQ

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction!
0:43 Mandelbrot Set Summary
5:00 Calculating Digits of Pi
7:30 Simplifying
9:20 Mistake
14:30 Big Decimal
17:30 Math Context
22:30 Mandelbrot Set

Editing by Mathieu Blanchette
Animations by Jason Heglund
Music from Epidemic Sound

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