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Post by Yoyti on Jun 28, 2011 5:44:27 GMT -5
We all know the famous circle constant, Pi, 3.14159265358979323... of which I've memorized 100 digits. But Pi is wrong.  Check this out. And check out www.tauday.com |
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Post by Pacmanite on Jul 1, 2011 9:39:44 GMT -5
I think she has a good point. Tau is more elegant, makes more sense, and is logically based on the radius of the circle instead of the diameter. But, Pi is an icon. As you yourself mentioned, there are many people who have spent a lot of time memorising the digits, because the number is just that cool. Pi is something everyone remembers learning about in maths, while the rest of the school maths is sort of a blur, soulless, dredged up only occassionally when you have to actually use it. There are so many lame jokes made about pi and pies, while tau seems much less punny. Pi was quirky, it was maths with a sense of humour.  So basically, getting rid of Pi based on mathematical principles would be as heartless as removing Pluto's status as a planet--ohwait. In the long run, though, I do reckon it will save maths students a lot of headaches. |
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Check this out.
