For this “Pi” day event, the start time will be 9:14 am (EST) here in Florida, which is 3:14 pm (GMT) in London, England. The end time will be 9:44 am (EST) or 30 minutes in duration. (It’s all in the numbers)
This will be a short M&G with no activities planned. Stop by and share your Geocaching stories and enjoy the morning out of the house. It will be held in the parking area of the Central Ridge District Park, Hernando, FL
Here is some information about PIE/Pi.
Madhava of Sangamagrama in 1400 discovered the infinite power series expansion of π, then known as the Leibniz formula for pi and he is also credited with the discovery of power series expansions of trigonometric sine, cosine and arctangent functions; infinite series summation formulae for π.
Mādhava (c. 1340 – c. 1425) was an Indian mathematician and astronomer from the town believed to be present-day Aloor, Irinjalakuda in Thrissur District, Kerala, India. He is considered the founder of the Kerala School of astronomy and mathematics. One of the greatest mathematician-astronomers of the Middle Ages, Madhava made pioneering contributions to the study of infinite series, calculus, trigonometry, geometry, and algebra. He was the first to use infinite series approximations for a range of trigonometric functions, which has been called the "decisive step onward from the finite procedures of ancient mathematics to treat their limit-passage to infinity".
Some scholars have also suggested that Madhava's work, through the writings of the Kerala School, may have been transmitted to Europe via Jesuit missionaries and traders who were active around the ancient port of Muziris at the time. As a result, it may have had an influence on later European developments in analysis and calculus.
The symbol (Greek letter π) was first used in 1706 by William Jones. A ‘p’ was chosen for ‘perimeter’ of circles (Pi is the first letter in the Greek word perimeter. While the pronunciation "pie" is common for the United States, the Greek pronounce this letter of the alphabet as "pi.") and the use of π became popular after it was adopted by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler in 1737. In recent years, Pi has been calculated to over one trillion digits past it’s decimal.
Pi Day is celebrated by millions of students and math-lovers each year. The holiday is celebrated on 14th March, since 3 (the month of March) 1 and 4 (the 14th day) are the first three and most well-known digits in the decimal form of pi. If you'd like to learn how to celebrate pi in due fashion.
The number π (/paɪ/) is a mathematical constant. Originally defined as the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, it now has various equivalent definitions and appears in many formulas in all areas of mathematics and physics. It is approximately equal to 3.14159. It has been represented by the Greek letter "π" since the mid-18th century, though it is also sometimes spelled out as "pi". It is also called Archimedes' constant.
Pi is a mathematical constant and irrational number representing the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter with a value of approximately 3.1416. Even though mathematicians using computers are able to calculate an approximate value for pi to 2.6 trillion digits, its exact value remains unknown.