Friday Pi Day

Pies on Pi Day. Photos by Jin Yup Jung '14. Copyright Red Cloud Indian School.

Friday Pi Day

                                       By Jin Yup Jung ‘14

Everyone loves Fridays, right?  Wait, did you notice that last Friday’s date looked similar to the number you always encounter in math class? Yeah, Friday was Pi Day.

As some of you have already knew about Pi Day, the Greek letter “π” is a mathematical constant, the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, approximately equal to 3.1415.

Millions of people have celebrated Pi Day. The reason people celebrate Pi Day is that it’s an official holiday enacted by Congress on March 9, 2009 in an effort to show support for the National Science Foundation and give teachers an excuse to encourage students in the study of mathematics. Also, March 14 is Albert Einstein’s (a genius theoretical physicist) birthday. The amazing coincidence let many people celebrate Pi Day for more than just one reason.

I just want to let you know how to celebrate Pi Day (four days late) by doing some below fun stuff!

Step 1. Eat Pie

Step 2. Play Pi games (such as a Pi reciting contest) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaNN2AEJyvg#t=208

Step 3. Watch Pi movies

Step 4. Say Pi as much as possible

Step 5. Get physical with Pi by running 3.14 miles