Saturday, March 14, 2015 will be a special day for pastry lovers and math fans. On 3/14/15 at 9:26:53 a.m. (and p.m.) the time and date will mirror the first ten numerals of the "transcendental" number, and mathematical constant, pi. This happens only once in a century. Pi represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. No matter how many times I read about transcendental numbers, I can't really understand what they are. I simply know that the term appeals to me. That's π.
Even if you loathed geometry class you might enjoy taking advantage of the specials at pastry and pizza shops on Pi Day.
