A San Francisco physicist is credited with beginning Pi Day in 1988. Now, it has become fashionable to celebrate every March 14th. " One of the things that makes Pi so accessible to younger learners, and why we have Pi Day, it’s relatively easy to compute," offered Professor Deborah Moore-Russo, director of UB's Gifted Math Program.
The Gifted Math Program is hosting its Mathematics Festival Monday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Baldy Hall lobby. The event is aimed at students in grades five through 12. Families and teachers are encouraged to attend.
"Mathematics has a role in everything. It depends upon what you want to do with it and how far you want to take it," Russo-Moore said.
"Pi also comes into play any time you have anything circular, cylindrical or spherical. So, if you think about measuring a planet, the spiral of a DNA double Helix or even talking to a small child about the small ripples of the concentric waves when you toss a pebble into a pond, all those things Pi has a role in."
