Pi Day : Pi Day

March 14 is internationally recognized as Pi Day but did you know that it was also Einstein’s birthday?

Pi Day 2023 Fun Events and Details!

The symbol for π is the Greek letter p, for the perimeter. Pi (π) is used in mathematics to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi is an irrational number and is approximately equal to 3.141592653... The date March 14 (3/14) represents the first 3 digits of this interesting number. Up to now, over 100 trillion digits of Pi have been calculated on a computer!

On Tuesday March 14, the Math Drop-In Centre will be hosting activities to celebrate such a joyous day in math history.

Activities

Lucky Draw

Pi Circle Art

Pi Stories

Pi Button Making

And many more!!!

To learn more about these activities, visit us on March 14th at any campus (locations and times listed below). Engaging in any of the activities mentioned above, will reward you with a slice of pie. We would love to hear about some of your favourites down below! Happy Pi(e) Day!

Progress: 12:00 - 2:30 pm @ RM L2-08

Morningside: 12:00 - 2:30 pm @ Morningside Commons

Ashtonbee: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm @ RM L-202

Downsview: 12:00 - 2:00 pm @ 1st Floor

Story Arts Centre: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm @ RM 109K

Here is a video about the significance of Pi, its beautiful history and its infinite nature!

Pi Tape!

Pie Recipe from Centennial College's Culinary Department!

Some Fun Facts about Pi Day and Pi!

• Pi day is celebrated on March 14 every year, since the first three digits of pi are 3, 1 and 4 
• π is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. 
• In the Greek alphabets, π is the 16th letter.   
• In the English alphabets, p is also the 16th letter. 
• 104348/33215 is a good approximation of π. 
• Happy Birthday, Albert Einstein! He was born on Pi day, 1879.

• You can find your birthday within the digits of π by going to http://www.mypiday.com/.   

• Pi was mentioned in an episode of the Simpsons, where Apu demonstrates his amazing memory by memorizing decimal places of pi up to the digit 1, the 40000th digit. 

• Currently pi has been calculated to 100 trillion decimal places, which took 157 days to compute, and filled 515 TB of memory 

• Suresh Kumar Sharma from India holds the world record for remembering the value of Pi up to 70 030 digits. 

• Pi has been used regularly in mathematical sense for more than 250 years.

Some Fun and Interesting Websites and Resources!

Find Your Pi Day

Exploratorium Pi Day - Fun Facts and Activities

Celebrating Pi Day with NASA

Geometric Pies

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