INTRODUCTION

To many, the word transcendental may seem like a bullshit big word that stupid people use to sound important, that is true as is also its significance in mathematics. A rational number is a number that can be expressed as the quotient of 2 integers(such as .22222222=2/9) and an irrational number cannot(such as sqrt(2)). A transcendental number is a special case of an irrational number. All transcendental numbers are irrational, but not all irrational numbers are transcendental numbers. The difference is a transcendental number cannot be the solution to a polynomial with integer coefficients. For example:

x²-1=0 therefore
x=+-sqrt(2)

A number like pi or e is called transcendental because it is not the solution to any polynomial with integer coefficients. Don't ask me to prove this; if you want to know why, go to YAHOO and do a search for pi. Anyway that's where the name comes from.

REQUIREMENTS

To join you must know at least 20 decimal places of pi and/or e. That is the minimum. All you get is your name listed. Those who memorize more will get more benefits. The ranks are as follows:

Member: 20-49 decimals
Ammature:50-99 decimals
Member with Honors:100-1023 decimals
Genius: 1024+ decimals

I'll count the highest number, so if you know 40 decimals of pi and 146 decimals of e then you get a 146 and are a Member with Honors. Remember, you can always move up if you learn more. I'll start you out with the first 20 of each one:

pi=3.14159 26535 89793 23846
e=2.71828 18284 59045 23536

HOW DO I JOIN?

Here's the hardest part: click here and mail them to me. Both pi and e would nice and I'll list your score on both. Let me know if you want your e-mail address or URL posted and what you want your name to appear as. I reserve the right to kick anyone off of the club whenever I want, but I'll only do that if I find you cheated or you just annoy me.

MEMBERS

President

Bill Mance

Official Buffalo Herder

Sulus Mance

Genius

Bill Mance pi 1024
Lulus Mance: pi 16777216 e 8388608