Pi Day 2023, Theme, History, Significance

Pi Day

Do you remember Pi or π for school days? Probably one of the most fundamental concepts of mathematics, all of us were made to remember the value of Pi at least up to 3 digits i.e 3.14. Pi is an irrational number, that is a non-ending decimal number and there are many fascinating facts about Pi. The world celebrates 14 March as interaction Pi Day as the representation of a date in mm/dd format is the basic numerical value of Pi up to 2 detail places. This article had a number of un facts about Pi, along with all about Pi Day 2023, its theme, history, and significance.

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PI Day History and Significance

Pi Day has been celebrated since 1988 when physicist Larry Shaw organized the first Pi Day celebration at the San Francisco Exploratorium. Later on, Pi days was also designated as International Day for Mathematics by UNESCO. The aim of celebrating this day is to celebrate the contribution of mathematics in our daily lives and generate awareness about the importance and usefulness of maths.

Pi days as the name suggests is also linked with people eating Pie. The shape of the Pie is circular it was used as a symbol of celebration of Pi day by many intellectuals.

Pi day has a coincidental connection with the foremost scientist of our world. March 14 also happens to be the birthday of Albert Einstein, considered one of the greatest physicists of all time. This is also the day when Stephen Hawkins another great scientist passed away.

PI Day Theme

The theme for the 2023 International Day of Mathematics or Pi day is “Mathematics for Everyone”. It’s an invitation to share mathematics with every person on earth embracing equity, diversity, and inclusion.

The PI day theme for 2022 is “Mathematics Unites”. In times of growing inequality and differences, Pi Day intends to celebrate the integral role that mathematics plays in the world.

The theme of Pi Day can also be related to current events or issues. For example, in 2020, the theme was “Exploring Our Universe”, which aimed to inspire interest in astronomy and space exploration, as 2020 was the year of the Mars mission by NASA and the UAE.

Fun Facts About Pi

Here are some fun facts about PI and there is an Indian connection too.

1. Pi (π) is an irrational number, which means it cannot be expressed as a simple fraction.
2. Pi is also a transcendental number, which means it is not a solution to any algebraic equation with rational coefficients.
3. Pi is an infinite decimal, which means it has an infinite number of decimal places, and it never ends or repeats.
4. The symbol for pi (π) was first used by William Jones in 1706, and it was later adopted by Leonhard Euler in 1737.
5. The first few digits of pi are 3.14159265358979323846, but pi has been calculated to be over 31 trillion digits.
6. Pi is a fundamental constant in mathematics, and it appears in many different areas of science, engineering, and technology.

In India, it was mathematician and astronomer Aryabhata is known to have calculated the value up to three decimal places. The great mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan also devised a formula that uses Pi in a series to make calculations fast.