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Pi Estimation

Estimates the value of π using the Monte Carlo method.

Method

We generate random points within the unit square and count how many fall within a circle of radius 1 centered at the origin. The ratio of the number of points within the circle to the total number of points approaches π/4.

Illustration of a Monte Carlo simulation

Run Estimation

Build and run an estimation with the default configuration.

go build ./cmd/pi
./pi

Use the --help flag to see configuration options.

./pi --help

Development

  1. Run tests

    go test ./...

  2. Check formatting

    gofmt -d .

  3. Check linking

    go vet ./...

  4. Generate new diagram for the readme

    go run ./cmd/generatediagram