Pi Day 2019: calculating π with a balancing beam
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UPDATE: We are out of beam books!
Behind the scenes video is here:
https://youtu.be/L_pWPM8T-kc
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For teachers (or anyone who would like some extra maths to do!) we have made an activity sheet about infinite series which give pi.
https://www.think-maths.co.uk/pi-sums
Celebrate Pi Day this 14 March (the date is written 3.14 in some countries; good enough for me!).
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CORRECTIONS
- I’m not worrying about the bending of the beam bringing the forces slightly closer to the turning point. Just getting in before anyone brings it up.
- People are upset I said torque instead of moment. I’m sorry.
- People are upset I said “one over a fourth” instead of “one over four”. Technically I was wrong. But am TOTALLY NOT SORRY.
- Let me know if you spot anything!
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