With this bold opening statement in a 2001 Mathematical Intelligencer article, mathematician Robert Palais launched a debate ...

Mathematician Carlos Castillo-Chavez says that pi is so important to math that using its simple, geometric definition denies its greater powers. "[Pi] brings you into the world of mathematics, which ...

March 14 is celebrated as Pi Day because the date, when written as 3/14, matches the start of the decimal expansion 3.14159… of the most famous mathematical constant. By itself, pi is simply a number, ...

Pi is an introduction to the extraordinary mystery of math, say some. Others say pi is not special and needs to be reformed. On Pi Day, Let's Gawk At The Beauty And Controversy Of The Math Constant ...

Mathematician Carlos Castillo-Chavez says that pi is so important to math that using its simple, geometric definition denies its greater powers. "[Pi] brings you into the world of mathematics, which ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University plans to celebrate National Pi Day and an historical refute of an Indiana bill to change the mathematical constant that would have left a sour taste in ...

20160314_me_math_enthusiasts_find_pi_pops_up_in_the_most_unexpected_places.mp3 Listen • 1:51 20160314_me_math_enthusiasts_find_pi_pops_up_in_the_most_unexpected_places.mp3 Mathematician Carlos ...