Donna LaLonde, associate professor, mathematics, is sharing her passion for
National Pi Day, today (March 14 or 3.14 in month/day date format, since three,
one and four are the three most significant digits of π in the decimal form),
by bringing circular snacks to her classroom and the mathematics tutoring center
at Washburn University. LaLonde wants her students to understand that math can
be cool and by celebrating Pi Day, she can share her excitement for math with
the students at Washburn.
Pi Day is celebrated by math enthusiasts around the world. In 2009, the United
States House of Representatives supported the designation of Pi Day. The symbol
for pi was first used in 1706 by William Jones, but was popular after it was
adopted by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler in 1737.
For more information, contact LaLonde at (785) 670-1943.
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Amanda Hughes, university relations, (785) 670-2153
