July 22nd may not mean much to most of us, but, thanks to the European format of dates (day first, month second), 22/7 has become a day for math devotees to celebrate. While this year's Pi Day was especially unique, July 22nd is "Rational Pi Day", celebrating an earlier and significant attempt to rationalize this ubiquitous irrational number with the fraction 22/7. Mathematicians often think in analogies, and so, to celebrate, I will address several real-world issues that seem irrational and att...
July 22nd may not mean much to most of us, but, thanks to the European format of dates (day first, month second), 22/7 has become a day for math devotees to celebrate. While this year's Pi Day was especially unique, July 22nd is "Rational Pi Day", celebrating an earlier and significant attempt to rationalize this ubiquitous irrational number with the fraction 22/7. Mathematicians often think in analogies, and so, to celebrate, I will address several real-world issues that seem irrational and att...
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