Pi Day is celebrated every year on the March 14th. Distinguished in honor of pi or the number 3.14, Pi Day is that time of year where it's completely cool to have a party on Math class and it's amazing to be a math wiz. This day is meant for having fun whilst students also gain deep understanding of the concept of pi.
CNN reports that on Friday, students, parents and teachers across America are combining efforts to celebrate Pi Day.
Trying to figure out why you should celebrate Pi Day even if you're not in the classroom? Below are great reasons why you should celebrate Pi Day.
Reason 1: Pi Day or March 14 happens to be the birthday of the great Albert Einstein
Reason 2: Because pi is 3.14159, some schools celebrate Pi Day at exactly 1:59 p.m.
Reason 3: Pi Day has gone social and even has its own Facebook page and now has more than 18,000 followers
Reason 4: The number pi dates back to the Babylonians and Egyptians and to this day, captures the fascination of mathematicians across the globe
Reason 5: Though dating back to before when we were born, the number Pi is still famous and often referred to in pop culture. It was referenced in the Oscar-winning movie, "Life of Pi," where the main character, Piscine "Pi" Molitor, writes hundreds of digits of the decimal expansion of pi. In a "Star Trek" episode, Dr. Spock tried to calculate pi to save the USS Enterprise. In "Twilight," Edward Cullen recited the square root of pi during a romantic dinner with Bella.
Reason 6: Pi is periphery. Its simple beauty lies in the relationship between the perimeter of a circle and the distance across that circle. This means it's always the same any round thing.
Pi Day is not just to be celebrated by teachers and students. Among the many things that makes this day great, it's the underlying meaning that the number Pi can be significant in everyone's lives, it can be celebrated by different people of different ages.
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