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 ...

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 ...

Happy Pi Day! Fans have decided to commemorate the mathematical constant on March 14 for years, but it was until 2009 that Pi Day was designated by the U.S. House of Representatives. For those who don ...

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 ...

You’re likely familiar with Pi Day, perhaps the most popular of geeky holidays. Hooray. But I’m here to tell you that Pi Day is wrong — or rather, the entire idea of pi as a mathematical concept is ...

As a physics reporter and lover of mathematics, I won’t be celebrating Pi Day this year. That’s because pi is wrong. I don’t mean that the value is incorrect. Pi, known by the symbol π, is the number ...

All circles, from onion rings to Saturn’s rings, share a magnificent property: their circumferences stretch about three times longer than their diameters. To be more precise (though still not exact), ...