Beauty is in the
of the beholder
Why do Mathematicians love Pi? The sixteenth letter
of the Greek alphabet. A universally recognised
symbol. 3.14159265? ? and all that.
Pi (?) is a type of number known as irrational; it
cannot be written as a ratio (fraction) and it goes on
forever without repeating. Every number you have
ever encountered from your telephone number to
your birthdate to your PIN code can be found
somewhere in Pi.
a myriad of ways of celebrating Pi outside of
Mathematics.
Thursday 14 March 2019 is Pi Day (3/14), and we will
be celebrating all the wonders of Pi (?) across Nord
Anglia. Representatives in every school have been
sent information about how to get involved. This
could include Artistic Interpretations of the Number,
Memory Games, Pi(e) Baking Competitions, Pi Music
Composition, Pi Poetry, Pi Paper Chains; everyone
can celebrate this number!
As a concept, it is wonderfully simple. Take any
circle and measure the outside (circumference) and
the width (diameter). Divide the circumference by
the diameter, and there you have it: Pi. Every time.
Interested in collaborating with your
peers about Pi? Head over to the
Maths Community and let others
know what you are planning to do.
It is this universality that makes it a fantastic
opportunity for collaboration. It can be found in
every area of Mathematics linking algebra,
geometry, shape and data. However, there are also
Stephen Dodds
Mathematics Teaching Fellow
The British School of Guangzhou
Community Engagement Vlogs via NAU Talks
This month we?re encouraging you to collaborate
and share, and a perfect example of this can be
found in Sarah Perkins? student engagement vlog
series. She has been talking to other Music staff
around NAE about the challenges they face and
their ideas for community engagement.
Each video is time well spent to get to know your
colleagues and really feel part of the community ?
why not check out the latest video where Sarah
talks to Tim Hainsworth about music projects at
Windemere Prep.