2010-03-15 09:52:02 阅读22 评论0 字号:大中小
打开电脑时,看到GOOGLE的appearence又变了。查了查才知道原来是Pi Day(今天是3月14日)。真是一个有意义的日子。搜了相关资料了解一下,也算做学习兼纪念了。。。。。。
Pi Day and Pi Approximation Day are two held to celebrate the (in the mm/dd date notation: 3/14); since 3, 1 and 4 are the first three decimal digits of π. is also the birthday of and the two events are sometimes celebrated together (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Pi, Greek letter (), is the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi Day is celebrated by math enthusiasts around the world on March 14th. Pi = 3.1415926535…
With the use of computers, Pi has been calculated to over 1 trillion digits past the decimal. Pi is an irrational and transcendental number meaning it will continue infinitely without repeating. The symbol for pi was first used in 1706 by William Jones, but was popular after it was adopted by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler in 1737.
又一个网页上的内容:
Welcome to our 22nd annual Pi Day! Come help us celebrate the never-ending number Pi (3.14159…), as well as Einstein’s birthday. Founded at the Exploratorium by our own Prince of Pi, physicist Larry Shaw, Pi Day has become an international holiday, celebrated live and on