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CITS3402 High Performance Computing
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CITS3402 High Performance Computing


High performance computation of Pi

In this lab, we will write progressively more efficient computation of Pi (yes, that 3.14.... constant). First, the idea of approximating the value of Pi is explained in these two videos, video 1 and video 2.
Please remember that it is not necessary to know calculus for completing this lab, but it will be helpful if you follow the explanations in the video.

The sequential code for approximating Pi is here.

You can find the first 100,000 digits of Pi from this web page. You should compare your output with these digits to see how accurately your program is approximating Pi.

Tasks:

Amitava Datta
August 2018


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