Abstract / Synopsis
In this humorous story, the half-wit proprietor of a tire manufacturing company thinks knowing pi to more digits will allow the production of rounder tires. An applied mathematician is recruited to fulfill a ridiculous industrial research agenda.
Recommended Citation
Erik Talvila, "The Pi-Royal Tire," Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, Volume 16 Issue 2 (July 2026), pages 442-448. . Available at: https://scholarship.claremont.edu/jhm/vol16/iss2/30