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A poem about Integration.

I've taken a few liberties with grammar in the poem. Not sure if it's any good, but I thought it might be relatable to anyone here struggling with Mathematics. LOL. The sad thing is that I passed... but only because the teacher knew no one would pass and gave everyone an automatic 70.

Random substitution methods with no discernible strategy,
Long, complex problems that sound like an elegy.

I see the defeated looks in tutor's eyes,
And hear their carefully repressed sighs.

Break things apart, to make them fit.
When and why? I can't see the use of it.

Memorize formulas written in nightmare script,
They all look the same, like hieroglyphics on a crypt.

A normal-looking Integral, then out of the blue.
There are three unknown constants I have to worry about, too?

First there's one Integral, then there's five more.
Breaking it down is an impossible chore.

Part is Arcsin, and e is the rest,
How am I supposed to remember that on the test?

Wait, that's not all, before you are done,
Change the limits of the Integral, no that's not a bad pun.

I am impressed by your skill here, you're quite good at this.
If I didn't acknowledge that, I'd be quite remiss.

The minds of these men generate unfathomable solutions,
But I can't understand them, my mind's full of pollution.

The only thing I grasp is L'Hopital's rule,
But that's not Integration, so I feel like a fool.

I had the best teachers, and plenty of tools,
But there's no way to teach it, it follows no rules.

My only hope for success here, and it is quite remote,
Is a twenty-point curve, if I can reach the lifeboat.

It's like being in the ocean on a moonless, starless, winter night,
Paddling desperately as my body goes numb, driven blindly by fright.

I just want this to be over, and it will be tomorrow.
Even failure is preferable to prolonged future sorrow.
excellent !! we need more Math poems :h:
Nice poem! You have inspired me to take up writing poetry again and add to my folder of poems :h:
Original post by the bear
excellent !! we need more Math poems :h:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIKGV2cTgqA
Or songs?

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