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.

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