Ask Gauss

Sunday! Yes the weekend is nearing a end and you really haven't done anything worth while. You should feel bad and I am not going to sugar coat it. What I can do though is answer some of the questions sent in for the week and you can read the responses and you may feel better about everything. So here goes

Have you seen the amazing Starcraft II arcade game of Warcraft III?

Why yes I saw the showcase on MMO-Champion the other day. For those who haven't.



It looks great and really brings back some memories of gaming times past. I will have to play it when it is finally completed. Warcraft III prior to Starcraft II was a game that could blend a complex and challenging RTS game with one which had a story that made you want to play the game in more than a competitive manor. So it is always good times.

Do you think it is odd there is no Starcraft Warrior in Heroes of the Storm?

If you didn't notice there is also no Diablo support Hero. I do think they will be dealing with this soon enough as we tend to forget the game itself is still in the Beta phase and not even Open Beta. As for who that could be that is anyone's guess, but my feeling is we will see Fenix as the Starcraft Warrrior and maybe Auriel as the Diablo Support Hero.

Did you have a good Pi Day?

Course I did and I hope everyone else did!

There they are the questions all answered for the week. Hopefully that made some of you feel better about wasting your weekend thus far. If not then my apologies

My Life For Pi

Happy Pi Day everyone!

Yes it is that day. On March the 14th we celebrate all things Pi. Now many people confusing this holiday as a geek or nerd thing. Rightfully so I guess as it may have that kind of flare to it. It isn't your normal type of holiday. It is a day named after a number a number which appears anywhere and everywhere you can possible see. So we eat Pie to celebrate Pi, but that really is where the Math silliness ends.

Pi Day is about things coming full circle. Realize where you have been and where you are now. It represents the classes we sat in and learned and the people we met along the way. It is the memories of those time when you really have no idea how you ended up where you were. It is about those times when you told a story to 50 people and 49 of them already know it. It is about the people who have come and gone and those who you realize will never be replaced. It is the day you shake your head in wonder about how some things just take so long to do.

You see Pi day is not some silly day made for Math Nerds. Pi Day is a day for celebration for the things you choose to celebrate. You decide what is important and don't let anyone else tell you otherwise. 

Pi day is about realizing there is no other day like it. So wish someone a Happy Pi Day and if they look at you weird just smile and say "Yes Happy Pi Day".

Pi Day

π Day you ask? For those of you that don't know I am a Mathematician, and for us Mathematicians it is a day the we celebrate π, the Mathematical constant. Most people know what π is. This being the ratio of circumference to the diameter of a circle, but that is not all π is. In Math there are sometimes things which no one can explain. This is why there is beauty in Mathematics that not many people get to see or realize.

Think of it this way. Did you know that if you randomly drop needles on a sheet of lined paper the probability that a needles will cross one of the lines on the paper relates directly to π. Sure there is much math to it but the relationship is directly tied to π. π = (2l)/(tP) where l is the length of the needle, t being how far the lines are apart, and P being the probability. This relationship is called Buffon's Needle named after Georges Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon. That is not all the places it appears. It appears in Quantum Mechanics, Relativity Theory, and of course Number Theory. Do you know why π would show up in all these seemingly completely unrelated places? Of course you don't, but neither do I or anyone else for that matter. Does that mean since we can't explain it it is useless? Not a chance even if we cannot explain it, it keeps working, and it keeps turning up all over.

So yes that was a minor Math lesson, but maybe it is just me trying to show how Mathematics can be beautiful and amazing to anyone and everyone. So hopefully I was able to somewhat accomplish that. Mathematician or not have a great π Day

Happy Pi Day!!

First off Ask Gauss is being delayed till tomorrow because well today is Pi Day.

Pi Day you say? Yes there is a day for Pi. Today is the Mathematicians Super Bowl. It is the day where we celebrate all things math. I haven't been online today yet, but I doubt Blizzard acknowledges it at all. So it is my goal to make sure everyone knows what today is. You see it is not just an excuse to party although in University we used to use it as an excuse. The world can't exist without math and today we give back not by reciting formulae, doing homework, or talking about things which hardly anyone understands. We just make today about having fun because we are here to enjoy what the world has to offer. We don't complain, we don't argue, and we don't fight. So everyone enjoy your Pi Day because I know I will.

Of course how can we celebrate without a song.



And of course what better way to Celebrate Pi but with a cake!

Have a slice and spread the word!