Mathematicians with poetic tendency often use their word-talents to write song-lyrics rather than poems; a master of the song-writing art was/is Tom Lehrer. As an undergraduate at Harvard in the 1940s, Lehrer majored in mathematics; he is best known for songs he recorded in the 1950s and 1960s. Here are Lehrer's lyrics for "The Derivative Song" -- written to be sung to the tune of "There'll Be Some Changes Made" (by Benton Overstreet, with original lyrics by Billy Higgins).
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Sunday, June 5, 2011
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