Probabilistic Methods in Geometry

Mr. Praydeep Parija
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
PhD Graduate Student – Teaching Assistant

“Parallel Straight Lines are drawn on the plane, at a distance d from each other. A needle of length L is dropped at random on the plane. What is the probability that the needle will meet at least one of the lines? This is what is called the “Buffon needle Problem”. We will investigate this problem and more of this type.”