"s is one half gt2"
Words and Music by Tom Lehrer copyright (c) 1951
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Introductory Dialog: (spoken by the "Professor")
Now, with your permission, I'll attempt to summarize the fundamentals
that this course has tried to emphasize:
.
.
.
. .
I try my level best, and I cram for every test,
And I do all my work without delaying,
I'm certainly not lazy but I think I'll soon go crazy,
'Cause I don't understand a word he's saying.
I hope they overlook this course,
For why I ever took this course,
Will always be a mystery to me.
But still I wish I knew,
Just what the Dean will do,
If I don't get a C.
The
force is mass
times acceleration
Yes, the force is the mass
times the acceleration, or
more precisely, the time
derivative of the linear momentum.
. s is one-half gt
2
. PV equals nRT
.
KE is one half mv2
.
and T is 2 pi times the square root of L/g.
I think he said the force I know that
word, of course It's
all becoming clear
But it's too late, I fear.
.
There he goes again!
.
I try my level best, and I cram for every test,
And I do all my work without delaying,
I'm certainly not lazy but I think I'll soon go crazy,
'Cause I don't understand a word he's saying.
I hope they overlook this course,
For why I ever took this course,
Will always be a mystery to me.
But still I wish I knew,
Just what the Dean will do,
If I don't get a C.
By g,
by g,
Square root of L by g
(Encore: repeat from second verse)
A C, a C
If I don't get a C.
(Encore: repeat from second verse)