Math Mix
Feeling very blogolific this week, perhaps b/c my weekend has now reached the epic proportions of 5 days long (MLK + 2 snow days). In general, I have been doing nothing school-related since the snow came (unless you count avoiding, but actively dreading grading an assignment, work), but there is something I have been meaning to do that won't quite feel like work.
As most of you know, I am a Middle School teacher. And as some of you know, I teach math and social studies, but am totally sick of teaching math. Next year I should be solely
social studies. Which is great, but there was one thing I always planned to do, but never did. Make a math mix and play it while my students work on assignments.
Here's what I have so far
Violent Femmes: Add It Up
Modest Mouse: Neverending Math Equation
Spoon: My Mathematical Mind
Weird Al: White and Nerdy
De La Soul: 3 Feet High and Rising
3 Dog Night: One Is The Loneliest Number
Beatles: 8 Days a Week
Metallica: 1
I am tempted to add a 50 cent song, but it might leave me not teaching math or social studies next year. Any more ideas Xpress riders?
As most of you know, I am a Middle School teacher. And as some of you know, I teach math and social studies, but am totally sick of teaching math. Next year I should be solely
social studies. Which is great, but there was one thing I always planned to do, but never did. Make a math mix and play it while my students work on assignments.Here's what I have so far
Violent Femmes: Add It Up
Modest Mouse: Neverending Math Equation
Spoon: My Mathematical Mind
Weird Al: White and Nerdy
De La Soul: 3 Feet High and Rising
3 Dog Night: One Is The Loneliest Number
Beatles: 8 Days a Week
Metallica: 1
I am tempted to add a 50 cent song, but it might leave me not teaching math or social studies next year. Any more ideas Xpress riders?
Labels: Music
posted by chuckdaddy2000 at 11:02 am
10 Comments:
Anything by the Math and Physics club.
Petrovich here, but still forgetting my password. Hmmm, I want to say anysong by Rush since they're nerds, but I can't think of any song in particular. There is a Kraftwerk song called "numbers" in which they just count over and over. Here's a few others:
The Jam - "Away from the Numbers"
Mark Mothersbaugh - Hardest Geometry Problem in the World" (Rushmore Soundtrack)
The Misfits - "We are 138"
The Moldy Peaches - "Lucky Number Nine"
Pavement - "Flux = Rad"
Pixies - Distance Equals Rate Times Time"
Radiohead - "2+2=5"
Royksopp - "49%"
Stephen Malkmus "1% of 1"
Tom Waits - "Ol' 55"
Yes, I went through my Itunes. I love snow days! I hope these help and let me know if you need the songs.
MichaelMMMMM - Is that really a band? Math and Physics Club? Do you have anything you'd recommend by them?
Nice list Petrovich. I particularly like "The Hardest Geo Problem" and had no idea that Pixies song even existed. But wait, please say Moldy Peaches is not related to Peaches. I'd like my students to keep some of their innocence.
CD,
Did you know there are over 17 different artists who have a song entitled "Do the Math"? Astounding.... Such artists range from the esteemed Vulgar Pigeons, to the R&B'iffic Simone..
http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5orv286q058a
Then of course there are the 14 differnt composers who have tackled the tune "New Math", or the 9 luminaries who have stuck with just "Math", including the artist we all associate with linear algebra, Hilary Duff.
If you were feeling sinister you could play "Nude Math"
http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dbfoxqw0ldke
but I would be afraid that this would land you to 40 years in the slammer like that teacher in CT who inadverently (through malware) showed some kiddies some porno....
So does Chicago shut down like Portland when it snows this much?
wow, you're like the coolest teacher ever! I couldn't help but pull up my iTUNES of course. How about:
- 3 marlenas, wallflowers
- 7, Prince
- 99 luftballoons
- 9 to 5, dolly parton
I would like to add Stephen Malkumus' 1% of 1, Glenn Danzig's Less Than Zero, and Built to Spill's Carry the Zero.
Shoot, anonymous already took the Malkmus one.
How about anything by Minus the Bear?
These are great guys. I think have something to do now today!Because, yes, school is again cancelled.
And Miguel, to your question, no, I don't believe in Chicago the city would shut down to the point that school would be cancelled for three days after 1 inch of snow. In Portland's mild defence though, Chicago does have plows and doesn't have hills. But still, this is getting (happily so), a bit ridiculous.
fugazi's 13 songs , moby 18 (ug, moby), the lips' when yer 22, 19 naughty III by naughty by nature, 1984 by van halen... was that on there?, $1000 wedding by willie nelson, $29.00 by tom waits, 1-2-8 by the MM Bosstones, 10:1 from Rogue Wave, 100 Million by Audio Bullys, 007 by Desmond Dekker...
but I would stick with Math Wiz by Luna, or Mathematics by Mos Def, or even the Long Division album by Low.
Enjoy!
867-5309, can't remember the band, but you know the song.
And Michael5000--Did the the Math and Physics club start up because of Anthony Michael Hall's line in The Breakfast Club?
sorry I missed so much action on CDW! Pretty comprehensive list.
I'd add "Your Algebra" by The Shins, "Murder by Numbers" by The Police" and "It's 5!" by Architecture in Helsinki, which actually includes an equation in the lyrics.
"Have I failed to impress you?
Could've sworn that wine
And one and four made two,
But it's 5!"
That's my kind of math.
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