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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Showing posts with label radius. Show all posts
Friday, September 11, 2015
Songs of mathematics . . .
Labels:
area,
circle,
circumference,
infinity,
Lawrence Mark Lesser,
lyrics,
parody,
pi,
radius
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Horizon line
Poet James Galvin often uses mathematical imagery in his poems.
Art Class by James Galvin
Let us begin with a simple line,
Drawn as a child would draw it,
To indicate the horizon,
Art Class by James Galvin
Let us begin with a simple line,
Drawn as a child would draw it,
To indicate the horizon,
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center,
geometry,
horizon,
James Galvin,
line,
mathematics,
poetry,
radius,
Strange Attractors
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