diff --git a/Maths/PiNilakantha.java b/Maths/PiNilakantha.java index 3ff8550ac..1bdcceef8 100644 --- a/Maths/PiNilakantha.java +++ b/Maths/PiNilakantha.java @@ -2,45 +2,39 @@ package Maths; public class PiNilakantha { - // Calculates Pi using Nilakantha's infinite series - // Method 2 in the following link explains the algorithm - //https://en.scratch-wiki.info/wiki/Calculating_Pi + // Calculates Pi using Nilakantha's infinite series + // Method 2 in the following link explains the algorithm + // https://en.scratch-wiki.info/wiki/Calculating_Pi + public static void main(String[] args) { + assert calculatePi(0) == 3.0; + assert calculatePi(10) > 3.0; + assert calculatePi(100) < 4.0; - public static void main(String[] args) { - assert calculatePi(0) == 3.0; - assert calculatePi(10) > 3.0; - assert calculatePi(100) < 4.0; + System.out.println(calculatePi(500)); + } - System.out.println(calculatePi(500)); + /** + * @param iterations number of times the infinite series gets repeated Pi get more accurate the + * higher the value of iterations is Values from 0 up to 500 are allowed since double + * precision is not sufficient for more than about 500 repetitions of this algorithm + * @return the pi value of the calculation with a precision of x iteration + */ + public static double calculatePi(int iterations) { + if (iterations < 0 || iterations > 500) { + throw new IllegalArgumentException("Please input Integer Number between 0 and 500"); } + double pi = 3; + int divCounter = 2; - /** - * - * @param iterations number of times the infinite series gets repeated - * Pi get more accurate the higher the value of iterations is - * Values from 0 up to 500 are allowed since double precision is not sufficient - * for more than about 500 repetitions of this algorithm - * @return the pi value of the calculation with a precision of x iteration - */ - public static double calculatePi(int iterations) { - if (iterations < 0 || iterations > 500) { - throw new IllegalArgumentException("Please input Integer Number between 0 and 500"); - } + for (int i = 0; i < iterations; i++) { - double pi = 3; - int divCounter = 2; + if (i % 2 == 0) pi = pi + 4.0 / (divCounter * (divCounter + 1) * (divCounter + 2)); + else pi = pi - 4.0 / (divCounter * (divCounter + 1) * (divCounter + 2)); - for (int i = 0; i < iterations; i++) { - - if (i % 2 == 0) - pi = pi + 4.0 / (divCounter * (divCounter + 1) * (divCounter + 2)); - else - pi = pi - 4.0 / (divCounter * (divCounter + 1) * (divCounter + 2)); - - divCounter += 2; - } - return pi; + divCounter += 2; } + return pi; + } }