Understanding Pi and Calendar Codes

Art Benjamin, a mathemagician, combines math and magic to entertain and educate. He demonstrates how to calculate the day of the week for any given date using a specific method involving year, month, and day codes. Art engages the audience by calculating their birthdates and explains the logic behind the calculations. He concludes with a musical performance about the mathematical constant Pi, highlighting its infinite decimal expansion.

What is Art Benjamin's unique profession?

• Magician

• Mathemagician

• Math Professor

• Mathematician

What information does Art Benjamin need to determine the day of the week someone was born?

• Only the year

• Year, month, and date

• Month and date

• Year and month

What is the code number for the year 2015?

• 6

• 4

• 5

• 3

Which day of the week is represented by the code number 1?

• Wednesday

• Sunday

• Tuesday

• Monday

What is the code for the month of November?

• 3

• 5

• 4

• 2

What is the code for January in a leap year?

• 5

• 6

• 4

• 3

Which month has a code of 0?

• April

• March

• May

• June

What is the code for February in a leap year?

• 2

• 3

• 1

• 4

What is the code for the month of May?

• 0

• 2

• 1

• 3

What is the code for the month of July?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6