hpc-lab-code/lab1/serial_pi.c
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/*
* File: pi-c.c
* Purpose: Estimates pi using the Leibniz formula (in C).
* Compile: gcc -o pi-c pi-c.c -lm
* Run: ./pi-c
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <time.h>
/* We define pi here so we can check and see how accurate our computation is. */
#define PI 3.141592653589793238462643
int main(int argc, char **argv) {
int intervals;
printf("Number of intervals: ");
fflush(stdout);
scanf("%d", &intervals);
clock_t time1 = clock();
int i;
double sum, total = 0;
for (i = 0; i < intervals; ++i) {
total += pow(-1, i) / (2 * i + 1);
}
clock_t time2 = clock();
total = total * 4;
printf("Result: %.10lf\n", total);
printf("Accuracy: %.10lf\n", PI - total);
printf("Time:
%.10lf\n", (double)(time2 - time1)/CLOCKS_PER_SEC);
}