2019’s Pi Day a Rousing Success!

On March 14th, the Halmos College Department of Mathematics hosted its annual Pi Day Celebration in conjunction with the Chemistry Club. Pi Day is an annual opportunity for math enthusiasts to recite the infinite digits of Pi, talk to their friends about math and eat Pie. The event was held on the patio of the flight deck, this special day hosted over 100 students, faculty, and staff. At the event, guests enjoyed pie sponsored NSU’s Office of Alumni Relations and pizza, sponsored by the chemistry club.

While enjoying apple, cherry, peach, and other pie flavors, . Everyone also had a chance to play Pi games and learn how important Pi is in chemical equations and space exploration.

Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159.