“The Only Pi Day of Our Lives”
There are holidays like Father’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Labor Day. And even Earth Day. But Friday, March 14th, is Pi Day. Really! It’s official. Why pi? The mathematical constant that everyone has heard of—I hope--seems to pop up in so many places and will always be, especially on March 14th, 2015.
Here’s a quick refresher: Pi mainly represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. And here is the history of Pi Day: according to wikiHow, it was first officially celebrated at the San Francisco Exploratorium in 1988. Since then, Pi Day has been celebrated by millions of math-lovers and students.
Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th, (that is 3/14/15), since 3, 1, 4, and 5 are the three most significant digits in the decimal form of pi. Across many places, many math-geeks and students in schools, and elsewhere celebrate the number pi. But what is so special about pi? People have been so enthralled by the number pi and what’s more, the digits of pi goes on infinitely. And March 14th of this year would be one of the greatest pi day in history (to some people).
According to CNN News, every 100 years (1915, 2015, 2115, etc.) come the next closest pi day. But how did Pi Day become an exceptionally huge thing to celebrate? David Blatner, author of the book called "The Joy of Pi," says one of the reasons that Pi Day became a big hit is that “People all around the world are hungry to make science and math fun and interesting," he said. "Pi Day gives us a great excuse to throw away our fear of math and say 'Hey, it IS kind of neat!' "
If you concur, you should just wait until 3/14/15 and what CNN believes, everyone should be in the moment at 9:26:53 a.m. That is because the four digits of pi after the decimal is 3.141592653, and it is very unlikely that we’ll live until the year 2115 to see that next closest pi day. So get ready this year on 3/14/15 at 9:26:53 a.m. Surely, that day will be worth more than the many digits of pi..
By Ashifa Husna
sources: wikiHow, CNN
There are holidays like Father’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Labor Day. And even Earth Day. But Friday, March 14th, is Pi Day. Really! It’s official. Why pi? The mathematical constant that everyone has heard of—I hope--seems to pop up in so many places and will always be, especially on March 14th, 2015.
Here’s a quick refresher: Pi mainly represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. And here is the history of Pi Day: according to wikiHow, it was first officially celebrated at the San Francisco Exploratorium in 1988. Since then, Pi Day has been celebrated by millions of math-lovers and students.
Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th, (that is 3/14/15), since 3, 1, 4, and 5 are the three most significant digits in the decimal form of pi. Across many places, many math-geeks and students in schools, and elsewhere celebrate the number pi. But what is so special about pi? People have been so enthralled by the number pi and what’s more, the digits of pi goes on infinitely. And March 14th of this year would be one of the greatest pi day in history (to some people).
According to CNN News, every 100 years (1915, 2015, 2115, etc.) come the next closest pi day. But how did Pi Day become an exceptionally huge thing to celebrate? David Blatner, author of the book called "The Joy of Pi," says one of the reasons that Pi Day became a big hit is that “People all around the world are hungry to make science and math fun and interesting," he said. "Pi Day gives us a great excuse to throw away our fear of math and say 'Hey, it IS kind of neat!' "
If you concur, you should just wait until 3/14/15 and what CNN believes, everyone should be in the moment at 9:26:53 a.m. That is because the four digits of pi after the decimal is 3.141592653, and it is very unlikely that we’ll live until the year 2115 to see that next closest pi day. So get ready this year on 3/14/15 at 9:26:53 a.m. Surely, that day will be worth more than the many digits of pi..
By Ashifa Husna
sources: wikiHow, CNN