Comments on: Happy Pi Day! http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/happy-pi-day.html Chronicling and Commenting on Human Progress Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:35:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Anthony Kendall http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/happy-pi-day.html#comment-11976 Anthony Kendall Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:20:30 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/happy-pi-day.html#comment-11976 If you have to ask "why celebrate pi day" then you probably are never going to celebrate it. The article does my best to explain why: because it's a mathematical curiosity with deeper beauty. Pi symbolizes much of the deeper mystery of mathematics. And that is something worth celebrating! If you have to ask “why celebrate pi day” then you probably are never going to celebrate it. The article does my best to explain why: because it’s a mathematical curiosity with deeper beauty. Pi symbolizes much of the deeper mystery of mathematics. And that is something worth celebrating!

]]> By: desiree pierce http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/happy-pi-day.html#comment-11958 desiree pierce Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:50:40 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/happy-pi-day.html#comment-11958 why celebrate pi day? why celebrate pi day?

]]> By: miried http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/happy-pi-day.html#comment-11779 miried Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:38:10 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/happy-pi-day.html#comment-11779 what is the purpuse of pi day?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? what is the purpuse of pi day??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

]]> By: Al Peterson http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/happy-pi-day.html#comment-7221 Al Peterson Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:30:57 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/happy-pi-day.html#comment-7221 Nice article...I stumbled upon it while looking up transcendental numbers for my own mathematical research (that's a lie, while I am a student of mathematics, I had no research to do, it was purely for enjoyment...so I guess I would be one of those math geeks, lol) Anyway, two things...The mathematician in me couldn't help but mention the error of the statement "On a side note, a combination of two transcendental numbers makes for one of the most marvelous equations in all of mathematics: ei*pi=1." Since you do make the statement that this is one of the most marvelous equations in all of mathematics, I thought you should know that you probably got a few equations mixed up. You may be thinking of "e^(2*pi*i)=1". You could also be thinking of "e^(pi*i) = -1" which in my opinion is an uber-awesome equation because with a simple manipulation, it can change to "e^(pi*i) +1 = 0" which includes the 5 most important (well let's just call them awesome because I'm not so prepared to argue the "most important" part) numbers in mathematics. Number 2: shouldn't that be "a cup of coffee and a blowjob" day (in honor of Good Will Hunting...wow, I am a geek, lol) Peace Out! Nice article…I stumbled upon it while looking up transcendental numbers for my own mathematical research (that’s a lie, while I am a student of mathematics, I had no research to do, it was purely for enjoyment…so I guess I would be one of those math geeks, lol)

Anyway, two things…The mathematician in me couldn’t help but mention the error of the statement “On a side note, a combination of two transcendental numbers makes for one of the most marvelous equations in all of mathematics: ei*pi=1.” Since you do make the statement that this is one of the most marvelous equations in all of mathematics, I thought you should know that you probably got a few equations mixed up. You may be thinking of “e^(2*pi*i)=1″. You could also be thinking of “e^(pi*i) = -1″ which in my opinion is an uber-awesome equation because with a simple manipulation, it can change to “e^(pi*i) +1 = 0″ which includes the 5 most important (well let’s just call them awesome because I’m not so prepared to argue the “most important” part) numbers in mathematics.

Number 2: shouldn’t that be “a cup of coffee and a blowjob” day (in honor of Good Will Hunting…wow, I am a geek, lol)

Peace Out!

]]> By: mac_davis http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/happy-pi-day.html#comment-249 mac_davis Sat, 18 Mar 2006 01:41:58 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/happy-pi-day.html#comment-249 Its also Steak and Blowjob Day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak_and_Blowjob_Day Its also Steak and Blowjob Day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak_and_Blowjob_Day

]]> By: Anthony Kendall http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/happy-pi-day.html#comment-242 Anthony Kendall Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:37:24 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/happy-pi-day.html#comment-242 A sad but true fact is that I know many mole day songs. "six point oh two two times ten to the twenty-third..." lalala. Nicely, Mole day and Pi day are several months apart, so you can celebrate both! A sad but true fact is that I know many mole day songs. “six point oh two two times ten to the twenty-third…” lalala.

Nicely, Mole day and Pi day are several months apart, so you can celebrate both!

]]> By: Tom http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/happy-pi-day.html#comment-241 Tom Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:19:28 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/happy-pi-day.html#comment-241 Sorry, we chemical engineers don't celebrate Pi day, we celebrate Mol day! Sorry, we chemical engineers don’t celebrate Pi day, we celebrate Mol day!

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