Happy Pi Day

#1

Post by revital9 » Sun, Mar 14, 2010, 8:59 AM UTC

Happy Pi Day
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Re: Happy Pi Day

#2

Post by RiderOfGiraffes » Sun, Mar 14, 2010, 9:42 AM UTC

See also the attempt at the world's biggest mathematical magic trick, happening on Pi day:

#3

Post by est » Sun, Mar 14, 2010, 1:21 PM UTC

pi = 6.283

#4

Post by carbocation » Sun, Mar 14, 2010, 2:25 PM UTC

MIT is purportedly releasing their admissions decisions on 3/14 1:59.

#5

Post by jayair » Sun, Mar 14, 2010, 3:32 PM UTC

Its my B'Day too! Time to have some pi.

#6

Post by sp332 » Sun, Mar 14, 2010, 3:50 PM UTC

#7

Post by infinity » Sun, Mar 14, 2010, 6:46 PM UTC

π ≈ 62832 / 20000 from the Aryabhatiya: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryabhatiya

#8

Post by bugs » Sun, Mar 14, 2010, 7:08 PM UTC

est wrote: post #3

pi = 6.283 http://www.math.utah.edu/~palais/pi.html

I read that just now and just makes me think how often I would have to use pi/2. (I'm in mechanical engineering.)

#9

Post by jballanc » Sun, Mar 14, 2010, 8:02 PM UTC

As an engineer, I choose to celebrate my Pi day on July, 22

#10

Post by twopoint718 » Sun, Mar 14, 2010, 8:42 PM UTC