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Buffon's Needles and PI (π) APK

Latest Version 1.6 for Windows
Updated 2016-01-05

App information

Version 1.6 (#6)

Updated 2016-01-05

APK Size 1.4 MB

Requires Android Android 1.6+ (Donut)

Offered by NextGen KidsMath

Category Free Education App

App id appinventor.ai_moodle_bu.BuffonNeedle

Developer's notes A simulation of the classic Buffon's Needle Experiment on Android.

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Latest updates

What's new in Buffon's Needles and PI (π) 1.6

GUI and new features

Editor's review

Download the latest Buffon's Needles and PI (π) application, version 1.6, compatible with Windows 10/11 (using emulators such as Bluestacks), Android devices. This free Education app is developed by NextGen KidsMath and is easy to download and install.

Previous versions, including 1.6, are also available. If you need help or have any problems, please let us know.

Description

Buffon's Needle Experiment (BNE) is a classic problem of geometric probability, where one drops a needle randomly onto a region of evenly spaced parallel lines. This app simulates a simple case where the needle's length is the distance between two adjacent parallel lines. Let N be the total number of needles dropped at a certain moment; let C be the number of needles crossing lines. Let R = 2 × N ÷ C. R is an approximation of Pi ( π). In this app, the user can change the number of needles dropped at each time and the number of lines across the target region. Please be advised that the method converges very very slowly due to nature of the problem.

App permissions

Buffon's Needles and PI (π) 1.6 APK requires following permissions:

Allows an application to write to external storage.

Allows applications to open network sockets.

Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.

Allows applications to access information about networks.

Allows an application to read from external storage.

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Previous versions

Buffon's Needles and PI (π) 1.6 APK for Windows (#6, 1.4 MB)