You Can Approximate Pi by Dropping Needles on the Floor

In this simulation, 66 of the 100 needles crossed a line (you can count ’em). Using this number, we get a value of pi at ...
Scientific American

Mathematicians find one pi formula to rule them all

Divide any circle’s circumference by its diameter and you get pi. But what, exactly, are its digits? Measuring physical ...
Big Island Now

Hawai‘i nonprofit buys condominium building in Hilo, growing its rent-to-own program

A statewide nonprofit has purchased a 28-unit condominium building in Hilo, growing its rent-with-option-to-purchase program to Hawai‘i Island residents. Hawaiian Community Assets, a nonprofit housing ...
IEEE

Static Type Inference for Foreign Functions of Python

Abstract: Static type inference is an effective way to maintain the safety of programs written in a dynamically typed language. However, foreign functions implemented in another programming language ...
IEEE

A Wake Avoidance Method for Unmanned Maritime Vehicles using a Trajectory-Circle-Based Control Barrier Function

Abstract: Efficient obstacle avoidance while controlling unmanned maritime vehicles (UMVs) is an important topic. Evading obstacles that are both time-varying and shapechanging, such as avoiding ...