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[UFP]Ghost
12 Dec 2006, 22:29
I need to write a factoring song but none of my ideas are working :( anyone have any music recommendations for witting a song or any thing else they think they can contribute.

Melon
12 Dec 2006, 22:43
Barney the purple dinosaur springs to mind.
2 plus 2 is 4
2 plus 2 is 4
2 plus 2 is 4
2 plus 2 is 4
....
Seriously, a maths SONG? I can see it getting to number 1 now....

AndrewTaylor
12 Dec 2006, 22:55
Seriously, a maths SONG? I can see it getting to number 1 now....
In fairness, Three Is A Magic Number was taken from Schoolhouse Rock, turned violently into a pop song, and released at various times by people as famous as Embrace and Jeff Buckley. It's probably made a hell of a lot of money all told, and it includes the following verse:
three times ten is thirty. three times nine is twenty-seven.
three times eight is twenty-four. three times seven is twenty-one.
three times six is eighteen. three times five is fifteen.
three times four is twelve, and three times three is nine,
and three times two is six, and three times one is three, of course.

Paul.Power
12 Dec 2006, 23:07
The Klein Four Group - Finite Simple Group (Of Order Two)
Jonathan Coulton - Mandlebrot Set
Tom Lehrer - New Math
... but they're probably not what you're looking for.
When you say a "factoring song", what exactly do you mean?

[UFP]Ghost
12 Dec 2006, 23:16
song bout factoring like
a^2 -5a +6
answer (A-2)(2-3)

Plasma
12 Dec 2006, 23:22
Ghost;548202']song bout factoring like
a^2 -5a +6
answer (A-2)(2-3)
FAIL!
But if that was in your song, I could see it's ratings going up. Most people don't like confusing characters.

[UFP]Ghost
12 Dec 2006, 23:25
not the way we learn it, thats right. a*A= a^2
A*-2=-2a
A*-3=-3a and
-2*-3=-6

Plasma
12 Dec 2006, 23:30
Ghost;548204']
-2*-3=-6
Wrong again!
You need to watch out for these small mistakes more often.

Paul.Power
12 Dec 2006, 23:31
Ghost;548202']song bout factoring like
a^2 -5a +6
answer (A-2)(2-3)Ye gods, that's a tough take they've given you.
Although "The difference of two squares is the sum times the difference" works quite nicely as an a capella piece.

Alien King
12 Dec 2006, 23:33
Ghost;548202']song bout factoring like
a^2 -5a +6
answer (A-2)(2-3)
(a-2)(a-3) is the correct answer
a*a = a^2
-2*-3 = 6
-2*a = -2a
-3*a = -3a
So, we then have:
a^2 - 2a - 3a + 6
Simplified, this gives:
a^2 - 5a + 6 (which was your starting point)

Plasma
12 Dec 2006, 23:35
Ye gods, that's a tough take they've given you.
I second that opinion.
Although I sorta pity the person who's idea it was to mix Mathematical Logic with Creative Artistic.

Alien King
12 Dec 2006, 23:36
I second that opinion.
Although I sorta pity the person who's idea it was to mix Mathematical Logic with Creative Artistic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal

[UFP]Ghost
12 Dec 2006, 23:39
i'm soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo lost
this is as far as i got, my best attempt yet, with the chorus of ABC
Factoring,
as easy as,
Expanding,
As simple as,
Grouping.
Multiplying. Dividing. It's(stretch) allllll Factoring.

[UFP]Ghost
12 Dec 2006, 23:39
Erm... demonstrate how you got your answer.
The calculation you showed is correct, but your factorising isn't (except -3 * -2 = 6, not -6).
err typing error. = is next to -

Alien King
12 Dec 2006, 23:41
Ghost;548214']err typing error. = is next to -
That's ok then. But your factorising answer is still incorrect.

[UFP]Ghost
12 Dec 2006, 23:43
how is (a-2)(a-3) wrong?
omg typing error this time just my stupidity i guess but i used to be known for typing errors before firefox got spell check, but it doesn't spell check factoring.

[UFP]Ghost
12 Dec 2006, 23:46
i thought when plasma highlighted it, he changed it as some people highleght when they alter things and ya. anyway any suggestions on how to make my chorus flow better?

Alien King
12 Dec 2006, 23:47
Depends on the rythem I suppose. I'm not very musical myself, but I could see what you have there working.

Melon
12 Dec 2006, 23:59
OK, how about this?
Factorise
Doing it makes me agonise
If it becomes popular I might advertise
It involves making two brackets equalise
to the original equation
Oh.... Factorise
To do it wrong is to criminalise
It's something easy in disguise
If you can't do it then I sympathise
As it would cause frustration
OOOOHHHHH!!!!! Factorise
Singing about it will hypnotise
Although I like to melodise
This song sucks and I apologise
Although i'm sure it will circulate
Wo wo wo! Factorise
I don't know the words so I'll improvise
Global warming will make the world acclimatise
Slick is a worm who likes to womanise
Do you know about alkylbenzenesulfonate
Impressed? It's a guaranteed smash hit!

[UFP]Ghost
13 Dec 2006, 00:02
you got a toon for that, i could taylor it a bit mroe for my needs like the global warming paragraph but i love it :P

AndrewTaylor
13 Dec 2006, 00:04
The bottom line is that factorising things isn't a very interesting subject and you just won't get a song out of it. So you have four options:
1. Instrumental. Nobody would ever know what it was about.
2. Dance. Lay down a looping synth-drum sample on Math E-Jay, and should "FACTORISE!" over it occasionally.
3. Abstract lyrics that don't really mean anything unless the listened really wants them to.
4. Metaphor:
I felt it would be most emphatic
To express my love as a quadratic,
But when I looked into your eyes
I found it wouldn't factorise.
And that was when I knew the truth:
My love for you has complex roots.
It's not really about factorisation at all, and I doubt you've done complex roots yet. And technically, "roots" doesn't really rhyme with "truth", but at least it's gramatically sound.
Apart from the sentence beginning with a conjunctive, anyway.
At least it's words.

[UFP]Ghost
13 Dec 2006, 00:07
The bottom line is that factorising things isn't a very interesting subject and you just won't get a song out of it. So you have four options:
1. Instrumental. Nobody would ever know what it was about.
2. Dance. Lay down a looping synth-drum sample on Math E-Jay, and should "FACTORISE!" over it occasionally.
3. Abstract lyrics that don't really mean anything unless the listened really wants them to.
4. Metaphor:
I felt it would be most emphatic
To express my love as a quadratic,
But when I looked into your eyes
I found it wouldn't factorise.
And that was when I knew the truth:
My love for you has complex roots.
It's not really about factorisation at all, and I doubt you've done complex roots yet. And technically, "roots" doesn't really rhyme with "truth", but at least it's gramatically sound.
Apart from the sentence beginning with a conjunctive, anyway.
At least it's words.
any tips on how to write stuff like that i like that idea very much so.

Melon
13 Dec 2006, 00:08
Ghost;548224']i could taylor it a bit mroe for my needs like the global warming paragraph but i love it :P
What, but that's the best paragraph! I spent a while deciding how I could slowly descend my song into a farce. It made me laugh.
1. Instrumental. Nobody would ever know what it was about.
2. Dance. Lay down a looping synth-drum sample on Math E-Jay, and should "FACTORISE!" over it occasionally.
3. Abstract lyrics that don't really mean anything unless the listened really wants them to.
4. Metaphor:
I felt it would be most emphatic
To express my love as a quadratic,
But when I looked into your eyes
I found it wouldn't factorise.
And that was when I knew the truth:
My love for you has complex roots.
Post of the year 2006 by far. I laughed so hard it hurts. Genius. My song can't even begin to compete with your metaphor.

AndrewTaylor
13 Dec 2006, 00:09
Ghost;548227']any tips on how to write stuff like that i like that idea very much so.
http://rhymezone.com/

[UFP]Ghost
13 Dec 2006, 00:10
Post of the year 2006 by far. I laughed so hard it hurts. Genius. My song can't even begin to compete with your metaphor.
I second the motion me and my bud who are trying to write it had a good laugh.

Melon
13 Dec 2006, 00:11
I used
http://www.onelook.com/
and searched for *ise, then chose common words only. I'd already tried rhymzone, but it didn't work for me.

TintinWorm
13 Dec 2006, 00:13
I agree, post of the year. That was a great math song, and the part about complex roots made me crack up.

[UFP]Ghost
13 Dec 2006, 00:33
i can't do it i tried to add onto yours because it was sooooo good. but this is the best i can do.
EDIT: (a bit better.=).
There I was doing long division
When i saw you in my line of vision
All i remembered was my addition,
because you were becoming such an addiction.
I thought of how fun subtraction,
Would be with you giving me all my satisfaction.
I felt it would be most emphatic
To express my love as a quadratic,
But when I looked into your eyes
I found it wouldn't factorise.
And that was when I knew the truth:
My love for you has complex roots.

Kelster23
13 Dec 2006, 05:50
Satisfaction...satsifaction...satisfaction...
I read that word and that song just comes into my head.
There I was doing long division
When i saw you in my line of vision
All i remembered was my addition,
because you were becoming such an addiction.
I thought of how fun subtraction,
Would be with you giving me all my satisfaction.
Satisfaction...Satisfaction...Satisfaction...
But it's coming along isn't it?
Just ignore my thoughts...please...:(

Paul.Power
13 Dec 2006, 08:21
The bottom line is that factorising things isn't a very interesting subject and you just won't get a song out of it. So you have four options:
1. Instrumental. Nobody would ever know what it was about.
2. Dance. Lay down a looping synth-drum sample on Math E-Jay, and should "FACTORISE!" over it occasionally.
3. Abstract lyrics that don't really mean anything unless the listened really wants them to.
4. Metaphor:
I felt it would be most emphatic
To express my love as a quadratic,
But when I looked into your eyes
I found it wouldn't factorise.
And that was when I knew the truth:
My love for you has complex roots.
It's not really about factorisation at all, and I doubt you've done complex roots yet. And technically, "roots" doesn't really rhyme with "truth", but at least it's gramatically sound.
Apart from the sentence beginning with a conjunctive, anyway.
At least it's words.And I remember when I could get away with setting the five-times table to a C&W backing.
Hmm...
Although you may not need to factor
If you want to drive a tractor...

Apocalypse
13 Dec 2006, 08:26
What's the penalty for NOT making a song? :rolleyes: :p
I bet a ton of people have troubles making a "satisfying" song about factoring...

Paul.Power
13 Dec 2006, 08:38
a squared minus five a plus six,
Factorises with one or two tricks,
Six has its factors,
These then play the actors,
For getting neg five in the mix!
(italics show which syllables are the strong beats)

Plasma
13 Dec 2006, 18:27
Hmm...
Although you may not need to factor
If you want to drive a tractor...
Can't you go for one topic without discussing heavy machinery?

AndrewTaylor
14 Dec 2006, 10:32
Can't you go for one topic without discussing heavy machinery?
I bet he could if you started a heavy machinery topic. He'd probably talk about cricket in that.

Paul.Power
14 Dec 2006, 21:19
I bet he could if you started a heavy machinery topic. He'd probably talk about cricket in that.Incidentally, the third Test started today.
England did pretty well, bowling Australia out for 244 and ending the day 51-2 themselves.

[UFP]Ghost
14 Dec 2006, 22:48
i'm gonna finish it tonight then i'll post it.

Cisken1
14 Dec 2006, 23:14
If someone can sing this I'm good at fruityloops (f.e. remade "boten anna" instrumental and it sounds REALLY close to the real deal!)

Bolton
16 Dec 2006, 20:21
Ghost;548189']I need to write a factoring song but none of my ideas are working :( anyone have any music recommendations for witting a song or any thing else they think they can contribute.
This may be a little late, but...
Maths is a very good thing
Maths is a very good thing
6+6=12
8-1=7
Maths is a very good thing
Maths is a very good thing
Maths is a very goooood thinggggggg!
By the way, what grade are you in?

Alien King
16 Dec 2006, 21:40
This may be a little late, but...
Maths is a very good thing
Maths is a very good thing
6+6=12
8-1=7
Maths is a very good thing
Maths is a very good thing
Maths is a very goooood thinggggggg!
By the way, what grade are you in?
What the hell does that have to do with factorising or factors?

MrBunsy
17 Dec 2006, 00:16
What the hell does that have to do with factorising or factors?
6 + 6 are factors of 12, that's 'bout it though.

Alien King
17 Dec 2006, 00:20
6 + 6 are factors of 12, that's 'bout it though.
That's what I thought.

Paul.Power
17 Dec 2006, 01:39
I'm a bit disappointed that my daft rhyming couplet about heavy machinery got more attention than my limerick :-/.

[UFP]Ghost
17 Dec 2006, 06:10
grade 10,.

Paul.Power
17 Dec 2006, 15:15
Ghost;548954']grade 10,.What's that in old money?

Alien King
17 Dec 2006, 15:18
Ghost;548954']grade 10,.
So that's either Year 9 or Year 10 for the UK (judging from your apparant age).
Although, from your Date of Birth, I can say you're Year 10 in England.

Paul.Power
17 Dec 2006, 15:45
Owch.
Okay, I was writing school songs at that age.
But I was doing it for fun :p.

wormthingy
18 Dec 2006, 10:37
this thread wins

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