Intersections -- Poetry with Mathematics

Mathematical language can heighten the imagery of a poem; mathematical structure can deepen its effect. Feast here on an international menu of poems made rich by mathematical ingredients . . . . . . . gathered by JoAnne Growney. To receive email notifications of new postings, contact JoAnne at joannegrowney@gmail.com.

Showing posts with label derivative. Show all posts
Showing posts with label derivative. Show all posts
Saturday, July 11, 2015

Math fun with song lyrics

›
Song-writer Bill Calhoun is a faculty member in the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics at Pennsylvania's Bloom...
Wednesday, August 29, 2012

What is mathematics to animals?

›
In a playfully serious volume of verses by Eugene Ostashevsky we meet his alter ego, the "new philosopher" DJ Spinoza.  With the...
Sunday, June 5, 2011

Math lyrics -- Lehrer et al

›
Mathematicians with poetic tendency often use their word-talents to write song-lyrics rather than poems; a master of the song-writing art wa...
Sunday, August 8, 2010

A poem of calculus (of ants on a worm)

›
Philip Wexler  plays with the terminology of calculus in this poem:        The Calculus of Ants on a Worm      Swarming tiny      bodie...
Friday, April 23, 2010

Poems of Calculus

›
In her thoughtful poem " Calculus " mathematician-poet Sarah Glaz writes of sharing with her students some of their subject...
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
JoAnne Growney
I enjoy finding connections between different sorts of things . ..
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.