ON THE CUTTING EDGE: Tomorrow Is National Pi Day
The House of Representatives passed H.RES.224, a resolution that designates March 14, 2009 (3/14) as National Pi Day - Pi is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter (expressed mathematically as ∏ = C/d, which works out to 3.14159 for any size circle). The House of Representatives “urges schools to take the opportunity to teach their students about Pi and ‘engage them about the study of mathematics,’” reports CNET News:
Backing the measure is a collection of technology and engineering groups, including the Association for Competitive Technology, the American Chemical Society, the Biotechnology Industry Organization, IEEE, TechAmerica, and TechNet. …
The idea of improving math and science education is thoroughly bipartisan and backed by major tech companies including Microsoft and Intel. But how to achieve that goal has little consensus in
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