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| author | David Thompson <dthompson2@worcester.edu> | 2017-04-06 10:29:32 -0400 |
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| committer | David Thompson <dthompson2@worcester.edu> | 2017-04-25 20:36:46 -0400 |
| commit | 78a0e2a289a076814cb404190a3ae6556b9f5a1a (patch) | |
| tree | 9a1a83c3ce360038e2301960061eb3e27d5feb54 /doc | |
| parent | 6a182194d6bf70dac37e18d4c63c56314018147c (diff) | |
math: Add pi constant.
* chickadee/math.scm (pi): New variable.
* doc/api.texi (Math): Add "Basics" subsection.
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diff --git a/doc/api.texi b/doc/api.texi index 9c568d5..e1f6acc 100644 --- a/doc/api.texi +++ b/doc/api.texi @@ -406,11 +406,26 @@ with vectors and matrices and axis-aligned bounding box collision detection. @menu +* Basics:: Commonly used, miscellaneous things. * Vectors:: Euclidean vectors. * Matrices:: Transformation matrices. * Rectangles:: Axis-aligned bounding boxes. @end menu +@node Basics +@subsection Basics + +@defvar {Scheme Variable} pi +An essential constant for all trigonometry. @code{@U{03C0}} is the ratio +of a circle's circumferences to its diameter. Since @code{@U{03C0}} is an +irrational number, the @var{pi} in Chickadee is a mere floating point +approximation that is ``good enough.'' +@end defvar + +@defvar {Scheme Variable} pi/2 +Half of @var{pi}. +@end defvar + @node Vectors @subsection Vectors |