Fun with Numbers, History, and English...

To remember the first 16 digits of the mathematical constant, e, my Aunt in Tennessee taught me this:

Andrew Jackson, our 7th president served 2 terms:

[e = 2.7]

Andrew Jackson started his first term in 1828:

[e = 2.71828]

Aww, heck. He served two terms...LET'S JUST PUT 1828 TWICE:

[e = 2.718281828]

And that, my friends, is right. One could even say it's as right as...oh, I don't know...a RIGHT TRIANGLE, also known as a 45-90-45 Triangle:

[e = 2.718281828459045]

(Yes, math geekiness runs in parts of the family on my mom's side. That same Aunt was married on Pi Day (3/14))
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For those who aren't a fan of history, you can try mnemonics for Pi, a concept known as Piphilology. Focus on the amount of letters in each word:

"Can I have a large container of coffee? Thank you."

Counting the number of letters in each word, you wind up with 3.141592653

Fun, right? What? You don't appreciate it? Well, at least this guy named Peter M. Brigham had a sense of humor when he came up with his...

"How I wish I could enumerate pi easily, since all these bullshit mnemonics prevent recalling any of pi's sequence more simply."

[3.14159265358979323846]

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It could just be the insanity creeping in, but I find it fun! ^____^

Simon