Rapidly convergent series for ellipse perimeter
The previous post looked at two simple approximations for the perimeter of an ellipse. Approximations are necessary since the perimeter of an ellipse cannot be expressed as an elementary function of the axes. Kepler noted in 1609 that you could approximate the perimeter of an ellipse as the perimeter of
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In the latest Stack Overflow for Teams Enterprise release, you'll see reporting capabilities and insights that help demonstrate community impact. Microsoft customers can also rejoice: OverflowAI now includes an Auto-Answer App for Microsoft Teams.
Read moreKepler’s ellipse perimeter approximations
In 1609, Kepler remarked that the perimeter of an ellipse with semiaxes a and b could be approximated either as P1 ≈ 2π(ab)½ or P2 ≈ π(a + b). In other words, you can approximate the perimeter of an ellipse by the circumference of a circle of radius r where
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Read moreMaking ETL pipelines a thing of the past
On today’s episode we chat with Cassandra Shum, VP of Field Engineering at RelationalAI, about her company’s efforts to create what it calls the industry’s first coprocessor for data clouds and language models. The goal is to allow companies to keep all their data where it is today while still
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Read moreChris Corner: Git it
Julia Evans has released what she’s saying is one of her most popular zines to date: How Git Works. I don’t think you’d regret reading it. I imagine most of us get by with knowing just enough Git to do our jobs, but are probably using 5% of what it
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