Monday, November 1, 2010

Calculus, the musical

Our family went to see Calculus, the musical when they were in town a year or so ago. It's an amusing play describing Newton's route to calculus, including old tunes updated with math lyrics. Some examples include:

  • 5 Sizes of Numbers (In the style of: The Beatles - In My Life)
  • The Limit’s Alright (In the style of: The Who - The Kids Are Alright)
  • Differentiabul (In the style of: They Might Be Giants - Istanbul(Not Constantinople))
  • Power Rule (In the style of : Petula Clark - Downtown)
  • Under The Curve (In the style of: Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Under the Bridge)
  • and a favorite: L’Hôpital(I have Calculus in the Heart) (In the style of : Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart)

At their web site they have some new albums for sale, and they say they're ready to come around on tour again. I'd love to figure out how to bring them to Houston, either to Rice or to a local high school. Anyone interested?

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