An ode to an irrational number: 3.14 was a perfect date for a math...

Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  March 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ......divide it by the diameter, you get pi, said Andrea Chiarelli...Strzelecki, had walked the diameter more than three times. Seeing pi was believing, Kunz...of size -- by its diameter. It starts out 3...goes to infinity. Pi is commonly used...

By the Numbers: History of putting pi in its places

Capital (Annapolis);  December 3, 2006 ;     379 words ......calculations. In simple terms, pi is the ratio of the diameter of a circle to its circumference...divide a given circle's diameter by its circumference, you get pi. That's all well and good...a circle, multiply the diameter by pi (C = x D). To find the...

On 3/14, Princeton celebrates pi

University Wire;  March 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ......pi-digit-recitation competitions, pi-themed clothing, pi jokes (What do you get when...circumference of the sun by its diameter? Pi in the sky!) and other forms...words, the circular tub has a diameter of 10 cubits and a circumference of 30 cubits, in which case pi would equal ...

Is this pi from the sky or just another crop circle con?

The Scotsman;  June 18, 2008 ;     629 words ......first ten digits of pi; 3.141592654. Pi is the ratio of a...circumference to its diameter and has an infinite...site of the current pi crop circle. FACT BOX PI IS the ratio of a circle's diameter to its circumference...solve the puzzle of pi, also called ...

MATH FANS CELEBRATE UNENDING SLICE OF PI

Post-Tribune (IN);  March 14, 1998 ;     700+ words ......favorite number. The number is pi, 3.1415926535 ... ad infinitum...circumference of a circle by its diameter, and it can't be expressed as...the secret of their existence. Pi day ceremonies, appropriately...celebratory modes is almost as long as pi itself, with dozens of Web sites...with formulas ...

St. Paul Academy And Summit School / THEIR LOVE FOR PI IS IRRATIONAL, BUT...

Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN);  March 15, 2007 ;     650 words ......Zeus of numbers. Pi, the ratio of a circle...circumference to its diameter, got attention befitting...Pi An estimate of pi -- the ratio of the...of a circle to its diameter -- was known as far...circumference by its diameter? Moon pi --Pi in the Bible...

Pi: The movie Math riddle inspires film, book

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 23, 1998 ;     525 words ......It's the title of a movie, the subject of a book, "The Joy of Pi" by David Blatner, and the focus of a number of Web sites. "Pi," a movie produced for $60,000 and shot in black and white...between genius and paranoia. On the book front, "The Joy of Pi," published in 1997, is a compendium of facts, ...

pi(2)

Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      51 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 pi(2) (pi) n. 1. name of the sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet...designating the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter b)the ratio itself, equal to 3.14159265+: often approximated...

Scientists envision applications for pi in encrypted Internet transactions

University Wire;  August 10, 2001 ;     554 words ......at NASA Ames Research Center, has made progress on proving pi's randomness. In 1996 Bailey, along with Canadian mathematicians...honor of its authors -- that could calculate a given digit of pi without having to calculate any of the previous digits. Bailey...formula and the chaos theory -- evidence needed to ...

Millions of digits of pi; 'digit hunters' have now pursued the value of pi...

Science News;  February 8, 1986 ;     700+ words ...Millions of Digits of Pi For most people, knowing the value of pi ([pi]) to two decimal places is enough, this ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter may need to be known correct to 10 or 15 decimal places, but rarely more. Then what's to be done with 29 million digits of pi? This ...

Pi Day is something to celebrate.

Blade (Toledo, OH);  March 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ......the month. It's unclear when Pi Day was first celebrated, but the truth is, pi has fascinated people for ages...ancient times. It's a simple idea: Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter (meaning a circle's diameter...including the area of a circle. Pi is the ...

Pi to the 12,887th place

Sunday Gazette-Mail;  February 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ......he recited on the same day as pi. And three months earlier, he...circumference of a circle to its diameter has been a source of fascination...C., according to "The Joy of Pi," a 1997 book by Seattle author...71 (roughly 3.141) times the diameter. He then drew a second 96-sided...reasoning that a ...

Pi a la Mode.(delving into the apparent random nature of pi's digits)

Science News;  September 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Mathematicians tackle the seeming randomness of pi's digits Memorizing the digits of pi--the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter--presents a hefty challenge to anyone undertaking...with 3.14159265, the decimal digits of pi run on forever, and there is no discernible...ease the task. The ...

Man takes pi further afield.(Marc Umile)

Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  January 30, 2007 ;     700+ words ......he recited on the same day as pi. And three months earlier, he...circumference of a circle to its diameter has been a source of fascination...C., according to The Joy of Pi, a 1997 book by Seattle author...71 (roughly 3.141) times the diameter. He then drew a second 96-sided...reasoning that a ...

Pi Day: An Infinite Number of Ways to Celebrate

NPR Talk of the Nation Science Friday;  March 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ......to npr.org and click on the pi symbol there and you can watch...As one person did point out, pi is the number you get when...circumference of a circle by its diameter. And it is approximately 3...March 14th, 3/14 is today, is Pi Day. At least that's what the...s talk a little math about pi ...