MATHS PROJECT

HISTORY OF π
 CERTIFICATE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT
This is to certify that VISHAL YADAV , a student
of class 12/B has successfully completed the
project on the topic History Of Pi under the
guidance of SHAMBHU SIR in fulfillment of the CCE
Formative Assessment.
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Signature of Mathematics Teacher
OBJECTIVES
 Study history of pi
 Learn meaning of pi
 Examine the development of pi along with the
development of mathematics
 Evaluate some of the different formulas that pi is used
in
 Explore professions that use pi
 Summary
INTRO TO π
 Ever wonder what the 𝜋 symbol means on your calculator . It is first
Greek letter of the Greek word meaning “perimeter”. It turnout
that it is a very important symbol
 Pi =3.1459
 Some of you may already know that pi is used in a lot of different
mathematical formulas .
 As you study pi ,keep in mind that for thousand of years people
had to calculate pi hand. This took an incredibly long time .
What is π ?
Pi is the mathematical constant whose value is the ratio of
a circle’s circumference to is diameter.
Circumference = The distance around a
circle
Diameter = The width of a circle.

Circumference(C)
How π was developed .
 The history of pi is complicated . No one ”invented” pi. It was
discovered rather than made. The use of pi developed as the
use of mathematics developed.
 Ancient Egyptians and Greeks knew the ratio of the
circumference to he diameter of a circle is same for all circles
and is slightly higher than 3.
 Though the name of ancient civilization was close to pi it was
not until Archimedes , a great Greek mathematician and
physicist , who more accurately calculated pi.
How was π developed (continued) :
 Archimedes found that if he drew circle in polygons and calculated
the inner and outer polygon’s perimeters and calculated the values
that the estimate of pi was 3.149 .
 Polygon= geometric figure with three or more sides or angles.
 The 2nd ,major advancement in understanding pi came along with the
development of calculus.
How π was made (continued) :
Isaac newton was able to calculate 15 decimals in
the pi series , it is said that newton spoke about his
work with pi saying he was ashamed
with how it took him just calculate
the 15 digits without working on
anything else.
 Using π
Pi has mathematical applications in most professions.
Can you think of situations where using pi might be important to
you?
As you probably already know you use pi for finding the Area and
Circumference of a circle.

A=𝜋
Area= r2
r2
Circle area = 𝜋 ∗ r2
C=2𝜋r
Using π
Other applications of pi are finding the volume of
something.
Volume== 𝜋r2h
Volume = The amount of 3-D space an object takes up.
Everyone in the world at some time has used pi.
Agriculturalist, engineers, architects, and construction
workers are just a few of the professions that use pi
extensively.
Area
 Area=pi x the radius squared.
 The radius of a circles is the distance from the center most
point to the edge of that circle.
 For example. Tim the architect has to build a circular column
that has a radius of 5 feet. What would be the area of the
entire column?
 To calculate this Tim would take pi x 5 squared.
 3.14 x 5 squared = 78.5 Therefore the area of the circular
column is 78.5 feet.
Circumference
 Circumference is the distance around the outside of the circle.
 To find distance we would use the formula circumference= pi x diameter
 As you know diameter is the width of a circle.
 For example Jim the engineer needs to design a metal tube that has a
diameter of 15 feet.
 Jim needs to find the circumference of the circle in order to make a metal
tube to fit around it. Jim would use the formula c=pi x d
 Circumference = 3.14 x 8 = 25.12
 The circumference Jim is looking for is 25.12 feet.
Volume
 To find volume we would use the formula volume = pi x radius squared x
height.
 Tom the agriculturist needs to know the volume of a dipping vat for his
cows to safely and comfortably fit in.
 Before he can calculate he needs to know the radius and the height of the
structure before he can begin building.
 Tom measures the radius at 5 feet and the height at 9 feet.
 Therefore Tom's formula would look like Volume=3.14 x 5 squared x 9 3.14
x 5 squared x 9 = 706.5 feet cubed
Pi in the Professions.
Agricultural professionals may use pi to determine the area
covered by a pivot irrigation system or storage facility. The
would use the formula A= 𝝅r2
Architects and construction works would both use the
formula for Area extensively. They also use the formula for
volume extensively to fill columns of concrete and to know
the space a building would take up. V=𝝅r2h
Summary
 Pi is the mathematical constant whose value is the ratio of a circle's circumference to
its diameter.
 The use of pi dates back to 1900 BC with ancient Egypt and Greece.
 It has taken 100's of different algorithms to help estimate pi's number because it is a
repeating decimal.
 Pi has been developed along with the development of mathematics.
 There are many different applications for pi.
 Many different professionals such as engineers, agriculturalist, and construction
workers use pi.
 Pi day is celebrated on 3/14 of every year because pi = 3.14