(THE CONVERSATION) – March 14 is celebrated as Pi Day because the date, when written as 3/14, matches the start of the decimal expansion 3.14159… of the most famous mathematical constant. By itself, ...
We celebrate March 14. But what about Golden Ration Day in early January, or Euler’s number e Day on Feb. 7? A UMBC prof imagines the nerdy possibilities. One mathematical constant describes the ...