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How can I easily recall the value of pie upto 10 decimal places?


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"Groups of 5"

 by crimson30 on Dec 05 2007 (26 months ago)
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That's how I have it memorized to 60 places.  It's much easier to remember it divied up into chunks.
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"To remember Pi"

 by shaelyn on Dec 05 2007 (26 months ago)
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Do you memorize phone numbers?  Well the 3 is a given. Pretend the decimal portion is a phone number: 1-415-926-5358.

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"Several mnemonics/memory tricks for pi"

 by reader645 on Dec 05 2007 (26 months ago)
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First of all, there are some general things that are recommended for any type of memorization.  1.  My theater classes told me to memorize the last line of my script first, so that it would be the most practiced over time and, rather than getting nervous or self-unconfident as I approached the end, I would know that the easier part was coming up and would finish confidently.  2.  Try a kinetic approach.  Once I learned to count to 10 in sign language, I found I could hold the numbers on my hand instead of in my brain.  And, a kinetic learning style (basically, shaking my hand) helped me remember phone numbers, etc.  If you're a visual learner, write the numbers or stare at them.  If you're an auditory learner, say the numbers.

 

I remember in an old psychology class learning about experiments they did with memory.  A regular guy learned to be able to repeat back hundreds of digits.  He did it by associating different things with the numbers; for example, area codes, birthdays, and the uniforms of favorite baseball players.  Do you know anybody born in '92?   There's 2 of your ten digits.  "Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492" is also in there, if you can remember to stick a 15 in the middle.  Or maybe you're 26 years old?  You get the point. :)  From there, you could link some mental pictures to tell a story.

 

Let's see... 3.1415926535 ... 3 is like 13, 14, 15.  I work 9 to (2) 6.  In 5 years I'll be 35 years old.

Or, if you can handle out of order, we have 13, 14, 15.  9 - 6 - 3 is multiples of 3 backwards.  In between we have 2 5s (2 5 5).  Just as an example.

Or, if I misunderstood the question, I could say that the value of pie is measured by the company who eats it with you. :-)

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"Just memorize it"

 by rhaben on Dec 05 2007 (26 months ago)
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According to my 11 year old (who has memorized it up to 50 places) the best thing is to study the number for about a half hour quizing yourself periodically.  He didn't have any tricks, just plain old fashioned memorization.
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