Tau replaces Pi - Numberphile

Should Pi be replaced by Tau? Professor Phil Moriarty thinks so. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ See our collection of Pi videos at: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4...

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PHIL MORIARTY: We're talking about something called tau,which is equal to 2 pi.So there's been a huge amount of debate and discussion aboutthis right across the internet.There's even a Tau Manifesto.So one of the real advocates of tau versus pi is ViHart,and I really recommend you go and visit her videos.Brady might put the link in somewhere-- maybe down here orup there or over there-- somewhere.For some people, it's not an issue.And initially, my response was what are peoplearguing about this?This is total nonsense, because if you want to usetau, then you just go tau--I'll repeat it-- tau is equal to 2 pi, and then proceed.It's more than that though, because, with maths and withphysics, what you want to strive for ...
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