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Happy Pi Day!

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Why should we celebrate? What is the Importance? Here are a few interesting reads we found about Pi and Pi Day.

In 2009, the US House of Representatives supported the designation of March 14th as National Pi Day. This annual celebration is in honor of the mathematical constant, Pi that helps us find a circumference of a circle. Celebrations often include pies due to the round shape and pun of pie and pi.

Top 25 Most Interesting Pi Facts https://www.piday.org/pi-facts/

10 Ways to Celebrate Pi Day with NASA on March 14 https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/350/10-ways-to-celebrate-pi-day-with-nasa-on-march-14/

18 Ways NASA Uses Pi https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/list/oh-the-places-we-go-18-ways-nasa-uses-pi/

The NASA Pi Day Challenge https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/nasapidaychallenge/

How Many Decimals of Pi Do We Really Need? https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/news/2016/3/16/how-many-decimals-of-pi-do-we-really-need/

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