National Pi Day

One fun way to memorize the first few digits is to use sentence mnemonics for pi — phrases in which the number of letters of each successive word corresponds to a digit of pi.  Here are some well-known pi mnemonics:

• “Wow! I made a great discovery!” (3.14159…)
• “Can I have a small container of coffee?” (3.1415926…)
• “How I want a drink, alcoholic of course, after the heavy lectures involving quantum mechanics.” (3.14159265358979…)

For more information about this special day, see National Pi Day