Some of the songs are a bit lousy, but most of them are very clever, entertaining and (most importantly) educational. Lots of them also have free recordings downloadable online.
My favorites include 'Kronecker delta functions', 'Energy eigenstates' and 'Snell's law'.
I found a section of a song, 'Hail chemistry' by Tom Lehrer, particularly funny, so have included the lyrics below. I hope I haven't turned anyone away by the extreme nerdiness of this post, but this website really made my weekend (that last clause probably didn't help).
Professor :
Still my advice is to learn some math.
You don't have a thing to lose if, God forbid, to switch to Chemistry you should choose.
Student:
But sir, I think you go too far:
We do not dare disown
Our noble sister science
Second only to our own
Hail Chemistry, sung by the whole cast.
Hail chemistry, we all adore
Each answer you're referred to for
Hail chemistry, our staunch ally
It's us, it's us, whom you're well thought of by.
(sung to the tune of 'Hail Poetry')
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I'm quaking in my purple boots to hear such a petrifying song. I think I need to see a shrink...
No doubt about that Reuben. Do you intend to contribute anything to this blog except purple boots and shavers? If not then keep up the good work, you're lightening the mood after my serious intelectual discussions (Not that a website of songs about physics is that intelectual).
Double 'll' in "intellectual", Mr Lindenmayer, and a comma should have preceded Reuben's name in your last comment. (You've really opened a can of worms irresistible to my inner pedant, I'm afraid).
I'm not a good English student.
I are a scientist.
I don't even read words, I read information.
If there's a good reason for a spelling or piece of grammar then I'll do it.
It doesn't help that I've grown up with spell checker and while the Google blogger interface has one it's terrible (it can't even spell collider).
In all honesty, Oskar, nobody should care what you write on your blog. I certainly don't. You could devote an entire post on my shortcomings and I wouldn't bat an eyebrow (they're too small, you see).
I've noticed a pattern with this blog. From now on we should just shorten what we say in order to be more efficiant.
eg:
Oskar: physics
RVB: nonsense
Oskar: bad joke (so bad noone else can tell its a joke)
V: pedantic criticism
Oskar: rebuttle/joke
RVB: advice/joke
V: LOL.
Did you differentiate that?
Your maths methods jokes are becoming more and more obscure, Reuben. Stick to the way Mr Kip talks and enormous pictures of traffic lights and trees.
I believe the correct terminology is 'Kippers', Oskar.
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