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In honor of Pi Day, we’ve created a manifesto of sorts that dictates what your favorite pie says about your personality. Now, while pi is an exceptional number, a lot of things can’t be measured by just numbers (this also applies to intelligence and GPAs).
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While Pi Day is known for its mathematical importance, it’s really nothing more than a yearly festival of pie-binging. With this in mind, here are some popular places around campus to feed your irrational love for the dessert (or, if it floats your boat, a savory equivalent).
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CALPIRG is planning a photo petition event to be held March 14, or Pi Day, as part of its Zero Hunger campaign, which aims to combat student food insecurity.
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Pi Day is upon us, and that can only mean one thing — time for the totally super fun math quiz we’ve all been waiting for! Well, sort of.
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Through Twitter and Facebook, these faculty members keep students updated on a plethora of topics, ranging from academic matters to current events and movie festivals.
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March 14th 2015 marked the 27th annual Pi Day, the mathematical holiday founded at San Francisco’s Exploratoriaum. Filmed and edited by Kaitlyn Kraybill
Because it’s 2015 (if you’re into numbers), this could be the most special Pi Day you will ever live through. On Saturday at exactly 9:26.53 (both in the morning and at night), be sure you’re celebrating in some way. Not exactly sure what to do? We at the Clog have your back with
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Here at UC Berkeley, nerdy is definitely sexy. As one of the hottest colleges in the nation, UC Berkeley loves celebrating Pi(e)! Today, the Math Undergraduate Students Association, Undergraduates Economic Association, Undergraduate Statistics Association and Women in Mathematics (whew!) will also be hosting a celebration in Evans Hall from 4
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Usually the first Greek letter taught in mathematics, pi is the silent guardian of circles, the caretaker of conics and the troublemaker of trigonometry (see pi vs tau). It’s the only Greek numeral to have a federally recognized holiday and be included in the title of one of this year’s Academy Award winners. So for us
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If you’ve always wanted to ask our world famous astronomer and astrophysicist professor Alex Filippenko a question, now is your chance! Professor Filippenko is currently doing an AMA (ask me anything) on Reddit in honor of National Pi Day. The AMA started at 8:30 this morning. Professor Filippenko opened his
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