14 February is Valentine’s Day. Celebrating LOVE is the theme of the day.
14 March is Pi day, which implies the day to celebrate Pi. How do we do that? It is known to be a fun day which includes from the eating of pies to investigating the constant. It is an opportunity to gain some insight and understanding of the constant pi. Special pi greetings are sent to friends and acquaintances on this day.
What benefits are there for our learners to be part of such celebrations? Should we be encouraging our schools, educators and learners to be part of this global mathematics community in celebrating pi-day?
"Probably no symbol in mathematics has evoked as much mystery, romanticism, misconception and human interest as the number pi ( )."
--William L. Schaaf, Nature and History of Pi
--William L. Schaaf, Nature and History of Pi
