Dec 13
I am short on time with preparing to give and grade finals. (Aww, poor professor. . .) But, I’d thought I’d share with each of you my favorite limerick of all time:
![\displaystyle \left(\int_1^{\sqrt[3]{3}} z^2 \; dz \right) \ \cos \left(\frac{3\pi}{9}\right) = \ln \sqrt[3]{e}](/latexrender/pictures/3a4d76026dc39a5378d13767836fd616.gif "\displaystyle \left(\int_1^{\sqrt[3]{3}} z^2 \; dz \right) \ \cos \left(\frac{3\pi}{9}\right) = \ln \sqrt[3]{e}")
TRANSLATION:
The integral z-squared dz
From one to the cube root of 3
Times the cosine
Of three pi over 9
Is the log of the cube root of e.
Nice, eh?
December 13th, 2005 at 3:44 pm
Very poetic. I guess math translates to everything.
December 13th, 2005 at 4:02 pm
I forgot if limmericks have syllable constraints… but should that be the “integral of z-squared dz”? =)
December 13th, 2005 at 4:30 pm
IMPRESSIVE!
December 13th, 2005 at 7:57 pm
So this is why you’ve been saying this ALL day…
December 13th, 2005 at 10:48 pm
Wing, I was not aware of the strict constraints in limericks as in, say, a haiku. Does anyone else know?
December 14th, 2005 at 1:42 pm
I’m no expert, but I think limericks are all about meter, not necessarily constrained by syllables. Of course, I don’t really know what the difference is.
December 15th, 2005 at 11:16 am
jonboy: If my memory and liberal arts education serve me correctly, it’s all about what you stress. Currently it’s on “-gral” and “squared”, so I suppose if “of” and “z” are lumped together as one syllable-time of speech, then it’ll probably work…
December 15th, 2005 at 11:23 am
When I read it I stress “Int” and “z”
The Int’-egral z’ squared d-z’.
December 15th, 2005 at 4:03 pm
Who would ever had thought that this limerick would have gotten so many comments?
August 3rd, 2006 at 2:03 am
it was the greatest limerick i’ve ever heard of!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 3rd, 2006 at 2:05 am
it was the greatest one i’ve heard of!!! who ever made this limerick must be so smart