Math films -- and a Pi-song

     A film project worthy of support (and found at this website) is JOURNEYS OF BLACK MATHEMATICIANS: A documentary project by writer and film-maker George Csicery.   Severely underrepresented in mathematics, African Americans have played important roles as researchers and educators in the field. This documentary traces the history of the individuals who worked as pioneers in expanding the presence of African Americans in mathematics.

Go to this link (the same one as sbove) and scroll down for access to the films in Csicery's collection; featured mathematicians include:  Evelyn Boyd Granville, Robert Edward Bozeman, Edray Goins, Johnny L. Houston, Monica Stephens Cooley,  Ulrica Wilson, Omayra R. Orgega, Virginia K. Newell, Scott Williams, Duane Cooper, Talitha M. Washington . . .

     I close with the opening lines of a song, written by Mitchell Moffit and found at this link, that can be helpful in memorizing many digits of pi -- an amazing endeavor that some people undertake.

          3.14159 this is pi, followed by
          2653589 circumference over di-ameter
          7-9 then 323 o-m-g, can’t you see?
          8462643 and now we’re on a spree
          38 and 32 now we’re blue, oh who knew! 
                                                               These lyrics are continued at this link.

Mitchell Moffit is one of the creators of the YouTube Channel, AsapSCIENCE -- a channel that produces a range of videos that touch on various concepts related to science and technology.