I will derive!

Just a fun little song (parody of "I will survive") for all of us who've taken calculus.

Comments

Doug Jones said…
That is the funniest thing that I've ever seen! Thank You!

Is it OK if I use it in my class?
8:50 PM, May 25, 2008
Anonymous said…
that is a nightmare man
11:43 PM, May 25, 2008
Maria Miller said…
Doug,
I don't see why you couldn't use it. This video is from Youtube and is as public as can be; obviously the maker wants it to get publicity.

Here's the direct link to it. There you can get the "embed" code to put it on your site/blog like I did.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9dpTTpjymE
7:28 AM, May 26, 2008
Your Tutor Online said…
That was clever. Thanks for sharing!
1:59 AM, June 06, 2008
Anonymous said…
My husband and I loved it! I think met those guys somewhere - a robotics meet? (Not really but the filmmaker did pick really good characters.)
7:45 PM, June 27, 2008
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