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 ...

BEAVERTON -- Though Oregon school districts have to pick new math curriculums only about every seven years, the debate about what is "better" math rages on. And this year, it's no different. Statewide ...

(NBC) - Happy Pi Day! The annual celebration, held every March 14, is your chance to pay tribute to the most famous constant in math and physics: the number you get when you divide the circumference ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — It's Friday, March 14 —3/14, the day that every math nerd eagerly anticipates each year. Known around the world as "Pi Day," it’s a time to celebrate one of mathematics' most ...

Mathematicians attended Roger Apéry’s lecture at a French National Center for Scientific Research conference in June 1978 with a great deal of skepticism. The presentation was entitled “On the ...

Math enthusiasts celebrate March 14 as Pi Day. The observance originated in the late 1980s in California, where physicists first served circular fruit pies to the public on the 14th day of the third ...