A number of things to know about Pi

03.13.2007 | BOSTON — In this file photo, students from the Maurice J. Tobin School makes a human Pi symbol at the school in Boston during a celebration of Pi Day. March 14 is the day when love of math and a hankering for pastry come full circle

I'm dreading it. No hope of solving any equations that day, what with the pie-eating contests, the bickering over the merits of pi versus tau (pi times two), and the throwdowns over who can recite more digits of pi. Just stay off 

True love never ends. A number of math lovers will bond in that belief this weekend, on a day of infinite significance for them. Saturday's numerical date of 3-14-15 matches the first five digits of pi, the mathematical constant whose value is obtained

03.13.2007 | BOSTON — In this file photo, students from the Maurice J. Tobin School makes a human Pi symbol at the school in Boston during a celebration of Pi Day. March 14 is the day when love of math and a hankering for pastry come full circle

The Math Academy at Millikan Middle School in Sherman Oaks celebrated Pi Day a little early Friday. Dave Mecham reports from Sherman Oaks for the KTLA 5 News at 3 on March 13, 2015.