Buz Ecker is a man of letters -- one a day to his three kids over the course of their lives. He started writing to his daughter, Rosie Paulik, while she was at summer camp. Paulik thought if the ...

Why, might you ask, should anyone want to celebrate a mathematical constant which allows you to calculate the area inside a circle? As obscure as it seems, the number pi, or 3.14159… has been crucial ...

Mathematics students face challenges with rational and irrational numbers. Understanding the principles and patterns simplifies this concept. Rational numbers can be fractions of integers. Irrational ...

From traditional scripts to modern styles, this art form offers a creative outlet and a chance to connect with history – here are tips from Hong Kong artists Samantha Cheung, Kalo Chu and Kaye Shu ...

We welcome all letters from readers. Due to the volume of mail, though, it isn’t possible to publish all letters readers send. Those letters selected for publication are a representative sampling of ...

Originally defined as the ratio between the circumference of a circle and its diameter, pi — written as the Greek letter π — appears throughout mathematics, including in areas that are completely ...

Happy Pi Day! We celebrate pi on March 14 because 3-14 gives the first three digits of this famous number. But what’s the big deal about pi anyway? Why does it get a day? Well, for starters, it ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Every March 14, mathematicians, scientists and math lovers around the world celebrate Pi Day, a commemoration of the mathematical sign Pi. That's because the date written numerically ...

Each year, on March 14, it's become traditional for numerophiles and mathematicians to pause and reflect on the most famous of irrational numbers, pi. Pronounced pie, written as π, and summed up by ...

How hard can it be to write a simple four-function calculator program? After all, computers are good at math, and making a calculator isn’t exactly blazing a new trail, right? But [Chad Nauseam] will ...