No, there is no error in the title. It is not ‘pie day’, but ‘Pi’ day on 14 March (today).
Pi, the ratio of circumference to diameter of a circle, has captivated imaginations for thousands of years -- perhaps even since the first person tried to draw a perfect circle on the ground or wondered how to construct something round like a wheel.
Approximately 3.14, the number has its own holiday on March 14. That is 3-14, or 3.14. Of course, that works only in American date format (month and then day); it wouldn’t work in Canadian format (day, then month). In our format it would be 14.3, and not 3.14. Incidentally, 14 March also happens to be Albert Einstein's birthday.
Mathematicians, teachers, museum directors, math students of all ages and other aficionados celebrate the number with pi recitations, pie-baking, pie-eating contests and math-related activities.
One of the oldest, if not the first, established Pi Day celebrations is at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, California, which boasts 22 years of pi mayhem. The day is even recognized by the U.S. government: Last March, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution supporting Pi Day and encouraging schools to teach children about the number.
"There are many things that could not be built without implementing the constant pi," Umile said. "The great engineering marvels like the arch or suspension bridges we cross over, the tunnels spanning within mountains or even under the water that we drive through. ... Without it, everything would be incomplete or in danger of collapse."
So happy Pi Day, everybody.
On Pi Day, one number 'reeks of mystery' - CNN.com
Pi to the 10,000th digit - CNN.com
Pi, the ratio of circumference to diameter of a circle, has captivated imaginations for thousands of years -- perhaps even since the first person tried to draw a perfect circle on the ground or wondered how to construct something round like a wheel.
Approximately 3.14, the number has its own holiday on March 14. That is 3-14, or 3.14. Of course, that works only in American date format (month and then day); it wouldn’t work in Canadian format (day, then month). In our format it would be 14.3, and not 3.14. Incidentally, 14 March also happens to be Albert Einstein's birthday.
Mathematicians, teachers, museum directors, math students of all ages and other aficionados celebrate the number with pi recitations, pie-baking, pie-eating contests and math-related activities.
One of the oldest, if not the first, established Pi Day celebrations is at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, California, which boasts 22 years of pi mayhem. The day is even recognized by the U.S. government: Last March, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution supporting Pi Day and encouraging schools to teach children about the number.
"There are many things that could not be built without implementing the constant pi," Umile said. "The great engineering marvels like the arch or suspension bridges we cross over, the tunnels spanning within mountains or even under the water that we drive through. ... Without it, everything would be incomplete or in danger of collapse."
So happy Pi Day, everybody.
On Pi Day, one number 'reeks of mystery' - CNN.com
Pi to the 10,000th digit - CNN.com
The Briar sounds like fun, though, and it isn't a silly reason to have a beer or 4.