Here’s a calculus limerick:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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’.
—Betsy Devine and Joel E. Cohen<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Students may enjoy verifying the limerick’s claim! p.s. Remember that in all of calculus, the logarithm means natural log. Oh, and for our British friends who say “z” as “zed”, the “z” in this limerick should be pronounced “zee”!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students will enjoy creating their own math limericks… it brings out the cultural aspect of mathematics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Su, Francis E., et al. “Calculus Limerick.”\u00a0Math Fun Facts<\/em>. <http:\/\/www.math.hmc.edu\/funfacts>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Devine, Betsy and Joel E. Cohen, Absolute Zero Gravity, Simon and Schuster, 1992, p.37.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arthur Benjamin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"