Happy Square Root Day tomorrow
Only happens nine times each century - tomorrow is 03/03/09 and 3*3=9
From the
San Francisco Chronic(le):
3/3/09: Math fans to celebrate Square Root Day
Dust off the slide rules and recharge the calculators. Square Root Day is upon us.
The math-buffs' holiday, which only occurs nine times each century, falls on Tuesday � 3/3/09 (for the mathematically challenged, three is the square root of nine).
"These days are like calendar comets, you wait and wait and wait for them, then they brighten up your day � and poof � they're gone," said Ron Gordon, a Redwood City teacher who started a contest meant to get people excited about the event.
The winner gets, of course, $339 for having the biggest Square Root Day event.
Tomorrow is also my Dad's birthday, born March 3rd, 1916, he will be 93 tomorrow.
If you have taken any college level Physics classes, you probably recognize the names of Halliday and Resnick. He is the Halliday.
Posted by DaveH at March 2, 2009 10:34 PM