3 Ways Pi Can Explain Practically Everything
What's irrational and never ends? Pi! Hank explains how we need pi to explain some of the most basic but most important principles of the universe, in honor of Pi Day. Hosted by: Hank Green...
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This week marks a special time of the year, when people of all different backgrounds and beliefs take time to celebrate one of the most powerful figures in the universe, pi. Pi is the ratio between the circumference of a circle and its diameter. This means that no matter how large a circle is, from a coin size to a planet's size, that ratio will always be the same. Pi is also irrational, meaning that it never ends, and it never repeats itself. But it starts with 3.1415, which is why March 14th, 3-14 as Americans write it, is called Pi Day, and this year, Pi Day is March 14th, 2015, so the date will be 3-14-15. A mathematical configuration that only comes around once every hundred years. But there is so much more to pi than just a holiday when we make math...
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This week marks a special time of the year, when people of all different backgrounds and beliefs take time to celebrate one of the most powerful figures in the universe, pi. Pi is the ratio between the circumference of a circle and its diameter. This means that no matter how large a circle is, from a coin size to a planet's size, that ratio will always be the same. Pi is also irrational, meaning that it never ends, and it never repeats itself. But it starts with 3.1415, which is why March 14th, 3-14 as Americans write it, is called Pi Day, and this year, Pi Day is March 14th, 2015, so the date will be 3-14-15. A mathematical configuration that only comes around once every hundred years. But there is so much more to pi than just a holiday when we make math...
