Erasmus + Project Hooked on Mathematics

1. PI DAY
MARCH 14°
3-14-20203.14159926535897932388462643383

2. THE FIRST PI DAY
 Pi day was first celebrated in San Francisco in 1988 thanks to the idea of the physicist Larry Shaw
In 2009 the U.S. Congress officially recognized March 14° as pi day.
Lots of people around the world used to celebrate this day in many different ways, like enjoying a slice of pie due to the similar name.

3. AN EXCITING MOMENT
 The most exciting moment in pi day history
was in 2015 on March 14° at 9:26:53 AM/PM.
 This is the exact time rapresenting the first 10
digits of pi.

4. TWO SURPRISING FACTS
 Albert Einstein was born on March 14  Stephen Hawking died on March 14

5. WHAT’S «PI»
 Pi is the ratio of any circle’s circumference to its diameter
 It’s an infinite number but it starts with 3.14……

6. THE SYMBOL
 The earliest reference to PI occured in Ancient Egypt around the year 1650 BC.
The PI symbol was first adopted by the
mathematician Leonard Euler in 1737.

7. HOW DO WE USE
«PI» IN THE REAL
WORLD
.

8. Airplane engineers use PI to help design airplanes

9. PI is also used to design
pendulums for clocks

10. Biochemists use PI to
understand DNA

11. Your GPS uses PI to calculate specific
location

12. Structural engineers use PI to design
buildings that can withstand
earthquakes

13. «PI» IS ALL AROUND US
QUARTARONECORRADO
ITNG. LAPIRA