Tuesday, March 13, 2012

In Brief Library sponsoring piebaking contest NKU Pi Kappa Alpha presents Lifetime Achievement award to Dick Murgatroyd Raspberry adds Arch Linux downloads $35 PC preorders sell out in less than a day demand overwhelms website on launch Video A the life of P.I. Mom

Pi Day 2012: Geeks' siren song sung in a round Tomorrow is a day to celebrate everyone's favorite mathematical constant with gusto. [Read more] Pi Day: Blender lemon pie An easy lemon pie to treat to colleagues with on Pi Day (March 14). Ford Is Celebrating Pi Day By Giving Away Free Math Ford will be celebrating Pi day by submitting math problems on reddit for users to solve. How to Make an Apple Pi Pie for Pi Day Get your math on for pi day with an exciting and tasty treat--a pi-shaped apple pie. We show you how. How BYU is celebrating Pi day - BYU's Math Department celebrates Pi in combination with Einstein's birthday For some, 3.14159265 is as delicious as a oven baked treat. On March 14, the BYU Math Department will overtake Brigham Square and celebrate Pi Day, putting an end to the notion that math is boring and proving that the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter is worthy of an afternoon of games, [...] Pi Day Furniture Sale - Select Furniture Just $314 This Wednesday Only at Value City Furniture Value City Furniture is celebrating Pi Day in a big way! This Wednesday, March 14, furniture bargain hunters can get select furniture pieces at the discounted price of just $314! Free pie will also be served to all customers who stop by any Value City Furniture store on March 14. ... Pi Day recipes Photo courtesy of MCT Campus. From math books to bonfires — that's just the beginning of how two Kent State graduate students celebrate Pi Day. March 14, or 3/14 is an unofficial holiday representing the first three digits of pi, 3.14, the mathematical ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. But for Allen Cox, part-time instructor and graduate student in mathematics, and his roommate ... March 14 is Pi Day at Maryland Science Center BALTIMORE—Wednesday is March 14, or 3-14, the first three digits of the number pi. With that in mind, the Maryland Science Center will be celebrating Pi Day with events dedicated to all things related to pi, and even pie. Pi Day Rap Music Video of College Mathletes What if star students were treated like star athletes? Three academic stars at BYU got their taste of fame in a rap music video that shows what happens when Pi Day and March Madness collide: http://youtu.be/0AGT4M3Z1OM Start Making Plans for Pi Day Thank goodness for Pi Day ! Finally, a non-traditional holiday that makes sense . . . and encourages math education to boot. March 14, otherwise known as 3/14, was proclaimed to be "Pi Day" since it shares digits in common with Pi (3.141592...), the important mathematical constant.
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