s is one-half gt-squared
Tom Lehrer
Introductory dialog by the Professor: Now, with your permission, I'll attempt to summarize the fundamentals that this course has tried to emphasize:
| The professor | The student |
|---|---|
| s is one-half gt-squared PV equals nRT KE is one-half mv-squared and T is 2 pi times the square root of L/g. |
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| 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. |
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! |
| s is one-half gt-squared PV equals nRT KE is one-half mv-squared and T is 2 pi times the square root of L/g. |
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... [ Repeat from second verse] |
A C, a C, If I don't get a C... [ Repeat from second verse] |