Pi听Day, the annual celebration of听one of the most important numbers in听mathematics, will take place on Tuesday, March 14. Pi Day is celebrated worldwide and highlights the significance听of pi听("蟺"),听which is听often represented by the number 3.1459 and听represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. Mathematicians have calculated the exact value of 蟺 well beyond one听trillion digits.
Divya Vernerey, an instructor in 欧美口爆视频 Boulder's Department of Mathematics, is available to comment on the significance of Pi Day as an event and as a means of teaching people about mathematical concepts. Vernerey听can be reached by email at divya.vernerey@colorado.edu听or by phone at 303-492-8906.
Meantime,听欧美口爆视频 Boulder's undergraduate Math Club will host a Pi Day event on campus from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on听Tuesday, March 14听on the ground floor of the Mathematics building.听Pie (of the dessert variety)听will be served.
For assistance scheduling interviews, please contact Trent Knoss at trent.knoss@colorado.edu or 303-735-0528.