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Calculating PI using random numbers (Monte Carlo method) (Python recipe) by FB36
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Calculating PI using random numbers (Monte Carlo method)

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# Calculating PI using random numbers (Monte Carlo Method)
# FB - 201003265
import math
import random
maxIt = 1000000 # number of iterations (greater the better)

ctr = 0
for i in range(maxIt):
    if math.pow(random.random(), 2.0) + math.pow(random.random(), 2.0) <= 1.0:
        ctr += 1

print "PI = ", 4.0 * ctr / maxIt
Tags: math, pi, random

3 comments

Fouad Teniou 14 years, 1 month ago  # | flag

Please find the link to the Original Pi Monte Carlo Python Program by Bruno Preiss!!!!!!!

http://www.brpreiss.com/books/opus7/programs/pgm14_17.txt

FB36 (author) 14 years, 1 month ago  # | flag

I did not copy this code from anybody pal! I do math-related programs for so many years! You can see many of my Python and Java codes in this website already!

FB36 (author) 13 years, 10 months ago  # | flag

This method can also be used to calculate "area under the function curve" and numerical integration (when any f(x) and a<=x<=b given) if you think about it!