I certainly dropped the ball on this one ... I hope everyone enjoyed Pi Approximation Day on Monday. Pi Approximation day is celebrated on July 22nd each year because 22/7 is the closest rational approximation for Pi. Pi is certainly special for many reasons, but hopefully you know that one of the big characteristics of Pi is the fact that it is irrational. That means Pi is a decimal value that never ends and never repeats. Irrational numbers are those that cannot be expressed as a fraction. Many times we use 3.14 to represent the value of Pi, however, another value that is commonly used is 22/7 (again the rational approximation for Pi). Click here for more information on Pi.
My apologies for being a few days late ... hopefully we can all celebrate Pi Approximation Day on the actual calendar day next year!!
