MVT song?

[Le Douanier]

Hi. I've scoured the web for the lyrics to a calculus tune, but haven't had any luck. The lyrics describe the MVT, and are set to the tune of "Those Were the Days." If you know it and can point me to it, I'd appreciate it.

 

[Denis]

http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:CDH ... cd=1&gl=ca

Scroll down to page 28

C'est bon, Monsieur Le Douanier ?

 

[mmm4444bot]

… I've scoured the web for the lyrics to a calculus tune, …

I think you need a new scouring pad. The second link from Google gives the following. (I don't know if this matches the info at the URL posted by Denis, since that page will not load for me right now. I'll wait and see, as I suspect that Denis will be uploading his rendition to You-Tube, shortly.)



Last year I created a song so my students will NEVER have a problem between the two averages. It helped them OWN the Mean Value Theorem - It is their favorite song by far - to the tune of "Those Were the Days My Friend". Jan Komancheck, Escondido High School, Escondido, California

Mean Value Theorem
(to the tune of “Those Were the Days”)

To find the slope of lines in Math-e-matics
We often use the phrase rise over run.
Divide the change in y over the x’s
Care-fully, remember how it’s done?

CHORUS:

If f ’s continuous and differenti’ble
On a closed in-terval from a to b.
Slope of the secant line equals f prime sometime,
This the Mean Val-ue Theorem guarantees.


Cal-culate the slope, first, of the se-cant
Also called the average rate of change.
Set f prime at c equal to this number,
Then find all the values c can be.

Sing CHORUS

When your points have got the same y value
Zero is the slope you will agree.
Set f prime at c equal to that zero
Max or min’s are possibilities.

Sing CHORUS

When you need to find the average value
When integrating f from a to b.
You take the integral and just di-vide it
By the length of b minus the a.

Sing CHORUS

 

[Denis]

I keep my pants up with a piece of twine
And if you're mine...just pull the twine.
(Gordie Tapp, Hee Haw)

 

[fasteddie65]

I love the song, Jan. Thanks very much.

 

[Le Douanier]

Re:

… I've scoured the web for the lyrics to a calculus tune, …

I think you need a new scouring pad. The second link from Google gives the following. (I don't know if this matches the info at the URL posted by Denis, since that page will not load for me right now. I'll wait and see, as I suspect that Denis will be uploading his rendition to You-Tube, shortly.)

What, pray tell, did you search?!

 

[mmm4444bot]

What, pray tell, did you search?!

mean value theorem "those were the days"

 

[Denis]

Re:

I'll wait and see, as I suspect that Denis will be uploading his rendition to You-Tube, shortly.

Noooo way; I can't even whistle "Frere Jacques"