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This past week I was delighted to stumble upon the youtube channel of Westerville South High School in Westerville, Ohio. Their videos are all about mathematics, and they are clearly a collaborative effort between the students and the teachers. I love the clever lyrics that accompany the videos, especially those in the 'Gettin' Triggy Wit It' video, a parody to Will Smith's Gettin' Jiggy Wit It. Trigonometry was never such a blast to learn. With over 600K in total views on youtube, it's clear that these mathematical themed works are proving their worth as an educational tool. This is fantastic to see!
Another of my favorites is 'Superbase', a parody of SuperBass by Nicki Manaj:
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To check out their other videos head over to the Westerville South High School youtube channel HERE. Here's to the success of partnering music with math.