Jumping In Puddles Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) Join the Tau day movement! Watch here and stop making excuses for pi :lol: Happy Half Tau Day! It should be obvious that π is not “wrong” in the sense of being factually incorrect; the number π is perfectly well-defined, and it has all the properties normally ascribed to it by mathematicians. When we say that “π is wrong”, we mean that π is a confusing and unnatural choice for the circle constant. In particular, since a circle is defined as the set of points a fixed distance—the radius—from a given point, a more natural definition for the circle constant uses r in place of D:circle constant≡Cr. Because the diameter of a circle is twice its radius, this number is numerically equal to 2π. Like π, it is transcendental and hence irrational, and (as we’ll see in Section 2) its use in mathematics is similarly widespread. more here . Edited March 14, 2011 by Jumping In Puddles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 While I needed subtitles (as in translate it for dummies) for some it, it was hilarious. Happy Whatever day. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Dh says, "It's a 'pi"rony." "She wants us to tau a different line." Ds (12) says, "Mom, she's really smart and right." I just snickered completely and while I followed the math quite well, I spent too much time thinking about how nice her pies looked, how flaky the crust appeared to be! Snicker, snicker Thanks for posting! Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumping In Puddles Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 Dh says, "It's a 'pi"rony." "She wants us to tau a different line." Ds (12) says, "Mom, she's really smart and right." I just snickered completely and while I followed the math quite well, I spent too much time thinking about how nice her pies looked, how flaky the crust appeared to be! Snicker, snicker Thanks for posting! Faith Your dh is funny! :lol: Your son might enjoy her Math Doodles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakereese Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Dh says, "It's a 'pi"rony." "She wants us to tau a different line." Ds (12) says, "Mom, she's really smart and right." I just snickered completely and while I followed the math quite well, I spent too much time thinking about how nice her pies looked, how flaky the crust appeared to be! Snicker, snicker Thanks for posting! Faith :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 This is clever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenKitty Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 My kids are loving this video. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSNative Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Great video!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsbaby Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 This only served to reassure me that I am clueless when it comes to advanced mathematics. Leaving this thread feeling about half as intelligent as I thought I was:auto::D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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