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Subject: Happy Pi Day, Everyone.
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/14/10 at 2:51 pm
Yup-today is Pi Day. So let's celebrate.
Celebrate Pi Day!
Pi, Greek letter (π), is the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi Day is celebrated by math enthusiasts around the world on March 14th. Pi = 3.1415926535…
With the use of computers, Pi has been calculated to over 1 trillion digits past the decimal. Pi is an irrational and transcendental number meaning it will continue infinitely without repeating. The symbol for pi was first used in 1706 by William Jones, but was popular after it was adopted by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler in 1737. Learn more about Pi.
Wish your friends a Happy Pi Day:
What is also interesting is that Albert Einstein was born on Pi Day.
http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978103088
Cat
Subject: Re: Happy Pi Day, Everyone.
Written By: Ashkicksass on 03/14/10 at 3:48 pm
I would much rather it be pie day. ;) :D
Subject: Re: Happy Pi Day, Everyone.
Written By: karen on 03/14/10 at 5:17 pm
I would much rather it be pie day. ;) :D
We are having pie for dessert in honour of pi day!
Subject: Re: Happy Pi Day, Everyone.
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/14/10 at 5:19 pm
We are having pie for dessert in honour of pi day!
Sounds good to me. What time should we be over? ;)
Cat
Subject: Re: Happy Pi Day, Everyone.
Written By: Howard on 03/14/10 at 6:47 pm
I love Apple Pie.
Subject: Re: Happy Pi Day, Everyone.
Written By: karen on 03/14/10 at 6:57 pm
http://www.google.com/logos/piday10-hp.gif
Subject: Re: Happy Pi Day, Everyone.
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/15/10 at 11:15 am
http://www.google.com/logos/piday10-hp.gif
That is how I learned about Pi Day. I went to Google to look for something and there it was.
Cat
Subject: Re: Happy Pi Day, Everyone.
Written By: karen on 03/15/10 at 11:27 am
Elizabeth came home from school on Friday talking about it. And she helped me make the pie for dessert.
It also lead to a dinner table discussion about pi and its uses
Subject: Re: Happy Pi Day, Everyone.
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/15/10 at 11:31 am
Elizabeth came home from school on Friday talking about it. And she helped me make the pie for dessert.
It also lead to a dinner table discussion about pi and its uses
Good teaching moment. ;)
Cat
Subject: Re: Happy Pi Day, Everyone.
Written By: Frank on 03/15/10 at 11:52 am
3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510582097494459230781640628620899
and so on.
Binary Pi: 11.00100100001111110110 and so on...
Subject: Re: Happy Pi Day, Everyone.
Written By: Howard on 03/15/10 at 2:10 pm
Elizabeth came home from school on Friday talking about it. And she helped me make the pie for dessert.
It also lead to a dinner table discussion about pi and its uses
It's also good with a cup of coffee.
Subject: Re: Happy Pi Day, Everyone.
Written By: karen on 03/15/10 at 3:01 pm
It's also good with a cup of coffee.
Only if you like coffee
Subject: Re: Happy Pi Day, Everyone.
Written By: snozberries on 03/15/10 at 5:42 pm
did somebody say pie? ???
Subject: Re: Happy Pi Day, Everyone.
Written By: karen on 03/15/10 at 8:56 pm
did somebody say pie? ???
there's a slice left in the fridge
Subject: Re: Happy Pi Day, Everyone.
Written By: snozberries on 03/15/10 at 9:35 pm
there's a slice left in the fridge
be right there!!! :)
Subject: Re: Happy Pi Day, Everyone.
Written By: Howard on 03/16/10 at 5:36 am
there's a slice left in the fridge
Hey save me some. :(
Subject: Re: Happy Pi Day, Everyone.
Written By: Ashkicksass on 03/16/10 at 12:23 pm
there's a slice left in the fridge
What kind did you make?
I've been eating nutri-grain bars lately and pretending they're pie.
Subject: Re: Happy Pi Day, Everyone.
Written By: karen on 03/16/10 at 2:21 pm
What kind did you make?
I've been eating nutri-grain bars lately and pretending they're pie.
easy. shortbread crumb pie crust filled with French Vanilla flavour Jello pudding mix (made with 1 3/4 cups of milk to make it a little thicker)
Subject: Re: Happy Pi Day, Everyone.
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/16/10 at 2:40 pm
easy. shortbread crumb pie crust filled with French Vanilla flavour Jello pudding mix (made with 1 3/4 cups of milk to make it a little thicker)
Sounds yummy.
Cat
Subject: Re: Happy Pi Day, Everyone.
Written By: Howard on 03/16/10 at 2:50 pm
I'm in the mood for some Peach Pie.
Subject: Re: Happy Pi Day, Everyone.
Written By: Frank on 03/16/10 at 8:04 pm
I'm in the mood for some Peach Pie.
How about .31415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078 of a piece.
Subject: Re: Happy Pi Day, Everyone.
Written By: Foo Bar on 03/16/10 at 11:09 pm
Better late than never!
http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/pi-versus-i.jpg
Don't worry, it was just a spat. They kissed and made up in the form of Euler's identity, probably the most beautiful bit of mathematics ever.
Cool Story Bro: Back in high school, someone asked why we needed to do all this mucking about with trigonometry when a calculator could give you the answer. He then put Euler's identity onto the board and said "can you prove that with a calculator, or am I just throwing random symbols up there on the board?" Then he proceeded to blow our minds by proving it from first principles, making sure everyone understood every step of the proof, just so that nobody could say he was BSing us. :)