BELS p DAY
March 13, 2015
“Pi is an infinite, norepeating decimal. Meaning that every
possible number combination exists somewhere in pi”
The ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter gives
us the “Pi” number which is a mathematical constant
and it has been represented by the Greek letter “π”.
Pi is commonly approximated as 3.14159. Pi is used to
calculate the lengths, areas and volumes of geometric
objects such as circles, cones or ellipses. 3.14.15 9:26:53
each grade tried to reach the target by using the numbers
and four operations: addition, subtraction, division and
multiplication. It was a challenging competition; the first
place was taken by Vefa Özer who got 38 points, and
got the medal. The second place was taken by Yaren
Yeniay who got 19 points. The third place was taken by
Ozan Kırdar who got 10 points and Cihangir Taş who
got 9 points took the last place. At the end of the day,
everyone became satisfied by the delicious cakes which
were prepared by prep students.
MATHEMATICS
DEPARTMENT
comes once in a hundred year, so it only happens once
in a lifetime. As we all know, “Pi” is an irrational and
endless number which contains all possible numerical
combinations. People have tried to figure out how many
digits does “Pi” have until when they decide to classify
it as an irrational number. It’s a constant which includes
all people’s birthday, age of the earth etc. Basically, “Pi”
Interesting facts abaut pi
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It’s in Geography: Do you know that the ratio
between the actual length of a river and its
straight line from source to mouth length tends
to approach pi?
The pi day was Einstein’s birthday, Happy
Birthday Albert!
Pi in pyramids: Egypt’s great pyramid of Giza was
designed based on pi. Also, the pi is mentioned
in the favorite TV series Person of Interest.
is a hoard of all real numbers which can be any possible
combination. It’s possible to assert your birthday and
the year that you were born somewhere else in “Pi” but
you may not be able to find exactly where it is because
it is such an endless notion. Don’t forget, you’re special!
The celebration in our school is presented by Beyzanur
Adıgüzel and Çağlayan Demirci from 10th grades. In this
day, there was a competition called ”Count Down”. There
were several numbers and a target, and one student from
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