https://finiteape.com/tags/numerical-methods/ Recent content in Numerical Methods on Finite Ape Hugo en-us Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://finiteape.com/posts/pi_simulation/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://finiteape.com/posts/pi_simulation/ <h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>There are many ways to compute $\pi$, and people have been working on finding even more ways for thousands of years. There are also many ways to do coding interviews but there hasn&rsquo;t been enough emphasis on improving coding interviews, especially when hiring for roles outside of software engineering. So you can imagine my surprise a few years ago when I had a pleasant experience in a coding interview where they asked me to compute $\pi$ using only coin flips.</p>