Larry Lesser is a songwriter who uses lyrics for teaching as well as entertainment. A varied sample of his creations for doing this are presented in his article "Mathematical lyrics; noteworthy endeavours in education" found in the "Poetry and Mathematics / Special Issue" of the Journal of Mathematics and the Arts, March-June 2014).
One of the article's enchanting items is a song for children -- "Circle Song" -- which Lesser has written to the familiar tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"; this lyric offers a way to remember critical formulas for a circle.
Circle Song by Lawrence Mark Lesser
Take your finger 'round the jar:
Circumf'rence equals 2πr!
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Remembering Pi-day, a day late
Yesterday (3-14) was Pi-day, but my recent thoughts have been focused on my math-teacher son Eric (who has acute pancreatitis) and his family -- and I forgot to post this poem on the proper day. Thanks to Lana Hechtman Ayers for these opening lines of "Circumference: A love poem."
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