WALTHAM, Mass., March 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN) and its employees will celebrate Pi Day this
Friday, March 14 with a program
focused on encouraging people to thank and recognize math and
science teachers everywhere. As part of Raytheon's MathMovesU®
initiative, the company observes Pi Day in a number of ways to
highlight the significance of pi calculations in science,
technology, engineering and math and to thank local teachers for
inspiring the next generation of innovators:
- Raytheon volunteers will deliver apple pies to middle and
high-school math teachers within 3.14 miles of Raytheon locations
in Arizona, California, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts and Virginia.
- The company has developed a MathMovesU Pi Day toolkit with a Pi
Day quiz, fact sheet, infographic and video — designed for parents
and teachers to use to show students the infinite possibilities of
math.
- Raytheon's "Build it Better" contest, open until April 16, 2014, encourages students to
re-engineer a part of their school experience.
- MathMovesU's Pi Day board on Pinterest features fun Pi Day
images and resources for students, parents and teachers.
Students, parents and teachers are invited to take part in
Raytheon's Pi-arty:
- Bake a pie with the student in your life – a great example of
fractions at work – and deliver it to a science, technology,
engineering or math teacher to say "thank you"
- Tweet or post a photo with #mathmovesu and #piday of your
favorite math or Pi t-shirt– or take time to make one
- Wish someone a "Happy Pi Day" with our Pi Day eCards
Pi Through the Ages
Pi is widely used by engineers and
students to solve math problems. The pi symbol is commonly used to
calculate the area of a circle: the area of the circle equals pi
times the radius of the circle squared. The earliest written
approximation of pi dates back some 4,000 years. An ancient Greek
mathematician from Syracuse, Sicily later discovered the first three digits
of pi. Do you know his name? For the answer and more fun facts
about pi, check out Raytheon's infographic: "Happy Pi Day."
About MathMovesU
Raytheon's MathMovesU®
program is an initiative committed to increasing middle and
elementary school students' interest in math and science education
by engaging them in hands-on, interactive activities. The
innovative programs of MathMovesU include the traveling interactive
experience MathAlive!®; Raytheon's Sum of all
Thrills™ experience at INNOVENTIONS at
Epcot®, which showcases math in action as
students design and experience their own thrill ride using math
fundamentals; the "In the Numbers" game, a partnership with the New
England Patriots on display at The Hall at Patriot Place presented
by Raytheon; the company's ongoing sponsorship of the
MATHCOUNTS® National Competition; and the MathMovesU
scholarship and grant program. Follow MathMovesU and other Raytheon
community outreach programs on Facebook and on Twitter
@MathMovesU.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2013 sales of
$24 billion and 63,000 employees
worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in
defense, security and civil markets throughout the world. With a
history of innovation spanning 92 years, Raytheon provides
state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other
capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command,
control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as cyber
security and a broad range of mission support services. Raytheon is
headquartered in Waltham, Mass.
For more about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and
follow us on Twitter @Raytheon.
Media Contacts
Raytheon Company
Tina
Martineau
+1.781.522.6490
corporatepr@raytheon.com
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