Friday, 17 March 2017
Maths buffs around the world celebrated Pi Day on Tuesday, March 14th. The Greek letter Pi “π” is the symbol used in mathematics to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.
Pi has been calculated to over one trillion digits past the decimal point. As an irrational number, it will continue infinitely without repetition or pattern. While only a handful of digits are needed for typical calculations, Pi’s infinite nature makes it a fun challenge to memorize, and to calculate more and more digits.
UWA Albany resident maths enthusiast and tutor Chris Fry put together a video to celebrate the day with a recitation of Pi to 100 decimal places. Featuring UWA Albany staff and students, as well as some local identities, the video was six months in the making.
“I was motivated to create the video to get students excited about maths. I wanted to inspire a sense of community with everyone working together for a common goal. I thought we could produce something unique and different,” said Mr Fry.
You can view A Piece of Pi at www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH7dL32r29Q
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David Stacey (UWA Media and Public Relations Manager) (+61 8) 6488 3229 / (+61 4) 32 637 716
Paula Phillips (UWA Albany Centre Manager) (+61) 8 9842 0810
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