Calculus: The Musical!

If your high school or college teaches Calculus, then you need to book these guys.

Calculus: The Musical! is a comic �review� of the concepts and history of calculus. It was born as a teaching tool in Marc�s classroom. He found that setting formulas and rules to music helped his students learn and retain tricky information. �Maxima� and �minima� is an abstract concept to a lot of us, but when sung as a rousing �Can-Can� chorus, it�s fun and easy to remember! A blend of sketch comedy, musical theatre and classroom lecture, MATHEATRE has created a performance piece to show that although calculus is used in rocket science, well�it isn�t exactly rocket science.

I just watched their performance in our theatre and it was very well done. What I also like is that they also provide everything on their website, including lyrics and audio (mp3's), but I think it would be great if you purchased a CD to help support them. You should also check out their tour calendar, as some of the performances are open to the public, or, once again, book them.

Come on, who wouldn't love these lyrics to L'Hopital (I have Calculus in the Heart) - sung to Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart:

L�H�pital
Every now and then I get a little bit of trouble when I�m taking a limit.
L�H�pital
Every now and then I get a zero for the numerator and the denominator.
L�H�pital
Every now and then I get a limit that�s confusing in some kind of indeterminate form.
L�H�pital
Every now and then I get a little bit terrified but then I think of all your advice.
L�H�pital
Guillaume Fran�ois Antoine Marquis de
L�H�pital
Guillaume Fran�ois Antoine Marquis de L�H�p!

And that's just the first verse . . .