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This March 14, Short Wave is celebrating pi ... and pie! We do that with the help of mathematician Eugenia Cheng, Scientist In Residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and author of ...
Happy March 14—time to celebrate everyone’s favorite mathematical constant. Pi, or π, describes the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. Since it was first discovered more ...
Pi Day, celebrated every year on March 14, is an excellent opportunity to teach kids that math can be more than just a confusing homework assignment.
What is Pi Day, and why do we celebrate it every March 14? Here's what to know as math lovers around the world mark Pi Day.
Pi Day, 3/14, is usually marked at schools to celebrate the formula of pi, 3.14, which goes on without repeating into infinity. At Eisenhower, the math faculty found various ways to choose the ...
This pie is cut into surprisingly equal pieces. In this case, the math is more straightforward than cutting a pie—at least at first—in two dimensions.