Here, from Betsy Devine and Joel E Cohen, is
An Integral Limerick
Its translation is:
Integral z-squared dz
from 1 to the cube root of 3
times the cosine
of three pi over 9
equals log of the cube root of 'e'.
Moreover, evaluation of the formulas on each side of the equality yields 1/3.
This formula-limerick may be found -- along with lots of other math-fun -- in the Devine-Cohen collection Absolute Zero Gravity; Science Jokes, Quotes, and Anecdotes (Simon & Schuster, 1992) . (My first find of the limerick was, however, in the collection of math miscellany found at the website of retired math teacher, David Pleacher.)
Friday, September 2, 2011
Two ways to compute 1/3
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Betsy Devine,
cosine,
cube root,
David Pleacher,
e,
Integral,
Joel E Cohen,
limerick,
log,
mathematics,
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Hi JoAnne, I found you from your comments on my Dr. Seuss/quadratic poem - wow, you're the master at math poems, these are just great! I love it! :)
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