When I was very young, one of my teachers gave me the tongue-in-cheek article “The Complexity of Songs,” by legendary computer scientist Donald Knuth, and I thought it was absolutely hilarious. I was recently reminded of this article when preparing some recent lecture notes, and I’m happy to share this article here.
The Complexity of Songs, by Donald Knuth
Posted in Humor, Popular Culture
Posted by John Quintanilla on November 30, 2015
https://meangreenmath.com/2015/11/30/the-complexity-of-songs-by-donald-knuth/
Previous Post
Math is Illegal in Kentucky
Math is Illegal in Kentucky
-
Top Posts & Pages
- Square roots and logarithms without a calculator (Part 3)
- Engaging students: Square Roots
- Engaging students: Solving linear systems of equations by either substitution or graphing
- Engaging students: Solving one-step and two-step inequalities
- Engaging students: Finding the domain and range of a function
- Engaging students: Distinguishing between inductive and deductive reasoning
- Engaging students: Finding x- and y-intercepts
- Engaging students: Inverse Functions
- Engaging students: Negative and zero exponents
- Engaging students: Pascal's triangle
Archives
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
Categories
- Algebra I (147)
- Algebra II (239)
- Bases (43)
- Calculus (220)
- Chemistry (9)
- Computer science (9)
- Discrete mathematics (186)
- Elementary (143)
- Engagement (582)
- Geometry (186)
- Guest presenter (330)
- History (50)
- Humor (212)
- News Clips (104)
- Physics (34)
- Popular Culture (185)
- Pre-Algebra (133)
- Precalculus (453)
- Preparing for college (12)
- Probability (76)
- Statistics (75)
- Tales from the Classroom (194)
- Technology (74)
- Theorems (148)
- Uncategorized (49)
Tags
angle antilogarithm arccosine arcsine arctangent area arithmetic series bag of tricks binary circle combinatorics Common Core complex numbers compound interest conceptual barrier confidence interval convex polygons cosine decimal De Moivre's Theorem derivative differential equation divisibility division algorithm e exponent exponential factorial factoring fraction function gamma geometric series graph high-stakes testing hypothesis test index to a series of posts induction integral inverse function law of cosines law of sines limit logarithm logic MAA magic trick multiplication partial fractions Pascal's triangle polar coordinates polynomial popular culture primes PRIMUS proof Pythagorean theorem Pythagorean trig identities quadratic formula residue sequence series sine sphere sports square root system of equations tangent Taylor series textbook problems triangle trigonometry unsolved problems volume xkcdMeta
howardat58
/ November 30, 2015And they think that math people don’t have a sense of humour !