Before he ever took a formal algebra class, Arthur Benjamin got a lesson he never forgot. The future mathematician's father said, “Son, doing algebra is just like arithmetic, except you substitute ...

March 14—aka Pi Day—isn’t just for math nerds. It’s the one day a year where we celebrate the magic of the number π (pi), which starts at 3.14 and goes on forever. But Pi Day isn’t just about ...

This March 14, Short Wave is celebrating π... and pie! We do that with the help of mathematician Eugenia Cheng, Scientist In Residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and author of the ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — It's Friday, March 14 —3/14, the day that every math nerd eagerly anticipates each year. Known around the world as "Pi Day," it’s a time to celebrate one of mathematics' most ...

Mathematician Carlos Castillo-Chavez says that pi is so important to math that using its simple, geometric definition denies its greater powers. "[Pi] brings you into the world of mathematics, which ...