The Meaning of Pi

Duration: 11 min

Year Published: 1949

Creator: Coronet Films

Color: Color

Credits: David A. Smart (producer); Harold P. Fawcett

Description: Shows John studying circles and trying to find out what "pi means. He goes over the various terms used to describe circles and then starts to measure circles. He compares the length of the diameter of a circle with its circumference and finds the ratio which is pi. Trying to solve some problems, he sees that sometimes he can interpret pi as 3 and other times as 3.1416 or3.14.

Metadata Source:Wikipedia — List of Coronet Films