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Exposing the mysteries, magic, and myths about the number π to an oft-innumerate or semi-mathophobic lay public, who secretly desire to gain an understanding or appreciation of the beauty, ubiquity, and utility of mathematics’ most famous constant.
Prof. Ian recently revised and updated “Naked Pi,” which is presently available for sale only on the dark web, because part of the book’s mature or woke content might not go well with a conservative or puritan audience.
by Fasters May 24, 2022
Get the Naked Pi mug.When there are zero excuses why the the number π ought to be limited to the circle or to geometry only, when the mathematical constant has popped up time and again in the least unexpected places in other branches of mathematics—when students ought to be exposed to pi’s presence beyond the math classroom, particularly in popular culture.
Be it in art, fashion, philosophy, or religion, math educators shouldn’t deprive students of pi’s ubiquitous presence outside mathematics—they need to make pi sexy again.
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Get the Make Pi Sexy Again mug.A punctuation mark known as period (in the U.S.) or full stop (in the U.K.). A tiny dot that has traditionally been used to end sentences and for abbreviations (such as B.C., A.D., and etc.), but has since evolved to rule the digital dot-com universe (via domain names), to write decimals, and (in Europe) to separate numbers in thousands (€ 7.000.000).
by Fasters May 26, 2022
Get the . mug.When the number π is being blessed today as a symbol of global recognition that few remember that she was once addicted to geometry, particularly chained to the circle (until she gained her freedom thanks to her contributions to other branches of mathematics), and suffered centuries-long depression as mathematicians vied to assign her the best approximate value based on their methods of computation.
From her early humble days in Greece in the hands of Archimedes, when they’re trying to determine a good approximation for her, the number π has hitherto remained a constant of choice among the mathematical brethren, who hope that the discovery of pi plus secrets would help advance their career and achieve mathematical fame or immortality.
by Fasters May 27, 2022
Get the Pi Plus mug.When teachers and students who want to borrow books on the number π from public or school libraries are told that they had all been lent out, probably because the borrowers needed them for their project or presentation on Pi Day.
When the prime minister asked his secretary to help borrow some math titles on pi for his wife, he’s told that “pi is all booked”—all titles are due after March 14.
by Fasters May 29, 2022
Get the Pi Is All Booked mug.When movies on math, or those that depict the odd behaviours of oft-mad mathematicians or idiot-savants, never fail to mention the number π and some of its magical properties.
With pi being part of pop culture, it’s not surprising to hear mathophobic actors in Hollywood complain about reel pi, as it reminds them of their bad experiences of school math, especially if they’d flunked the subject several times prior to making it big in the entertainment industry.
by Fasters May 30, 2022
Get the Reel Pi mug.When numerologists or paranormal gurus claim that the present value of the transcendental number π on a planet or from a galaxy was different in the past and will change again in the future due to competing invisible forces in the spiritual realm.
A Fields medalist confided to some close faculty colleagues that he believes in the pi tense hypothesis albeit he couldn’t prove it.
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