Math Music & Videos

Math Song Videos

(This page is under construction and includes contributions by Naomi Finnigan)

WSHS MATH songs: Solve Me Maybe, All I Do Is Solve, Graph!, Super Base  or subscribe to the WSHS Math YouTube channel 

Jake Scott

Find slope of a line give two points and slope is undefined, undefined trig functions, quadratic denominator RAP (can't divide by zero, Jake Scott)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zAgNMDbB-w

Solving Quadratics RAP (good quality- Jake Scott)

https://youtu.be/YCuXiujC3KE

Triangle Angle sum and Pythagorean Theorem, soh cah toa, law of sines RAP (Jake Scott)

https://youtu.be/2IezaoeDzlg

Logarithm Definition RAP (Jake Scott)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaSfRkgyG1U

Soh Cah Toa -  RAP find missing side and missing angle (Jake Scott)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRslPdUggHY

Pythagorean theorem RAP (Introduction - Jake Scott))

https://youtu.be/nbopLhP4kpo

Area and Perimeter RAP (access is now behind a paywall for this Flocabulary video...)

https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/area-and-perimeter/

Linear Equations y=mx+b RAP (how to solve for y slope intercept form) (access is now behind a paywall for this Flocabulary video...)

https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/linear-equations/

PEMDAS RAP (Flocabulary) -- access is now behind a paywall for this video...

https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/pemdas/

Calculus Rhapsody - Including limits, continuity, integration, and differentiation

https://youtu.be/uqwC41RDPyg

Calculus "I will derive" derivatives velocity rate of change read the book optimization acceleration

https://mathspig.wordpress.com/category/lists/10-funniest-maths-videos/

Law of Sines Song (Imagine there's no sine rule)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvvySP1nsM8

Law of Cosines & Law of Sines Song (Vanilla Cosines Baby)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wsf88ELFkk

Tom Leher New Math (Math Wars since the 60s)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXx2VVSWDMo 

Calculus "I will Derive" (HA HA HA)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9dpTTpjymE

Party Solving Triangles Rock Anthem (Law of sines/cosines)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BIfuehcXAE&list=PLt255TQBiXdOuHs0DVtPKZbREV0vgu2GF

Go to College Rap with Michelle Obama

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1yAOK0nSb0

Frustration, persistence (Frozen math paraody, music, I hate math- don't be like her, ask for help) only watch to 1:20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxgG4iMPzhs

Don't say you get it when you don't get it! (How a teacher feels sometimes - Kid Math, don't understand)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdxEAt91D7k

You can't divide by zero (Hitler)! (Domains, functions) About the first two minutes are on-target. Don't show if students can speak German.

https://youtu.be/FuTz3NL32AM?t=14s

James Blunt: A Triangle (Geometry, angles, sesame street, music, song)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Z6tDSb6c8

Tom Lehrer addition is complicated (frustration, persistence, explaining, makes sense, how to do addition, common core changes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXx2VVSWDMo

Algebra II 2 is scary (persistence college ready)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmVOZ8WJKp4

Exponents "when in doubt, write it out" (only 35 seconds)

https://youtu.be/dhVTbUrrMNo?t=1m38s

Remember to FOIL (squaring mistake, binomial multiplication)

https://youtu.be/dhVTbUrrMNo?t=4m4s

Fraction math (how to multiply, add practice problems, song)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_JQZEDZaZE     

Simplifying Fractions RAP (common factor, fraction simplification, simplify. Kevin Barnhart)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp0wJ9d3pKE

Function Definition RAP (this one is pretty lame. domain, range Kevin Barnhart)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE4eq0cjLFk

Prime numbers RAP (almost lame, but not quite Kevin Barnhart =)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRz4hW9SPPc&index=2&list=PLdwfs5DuBLygWEMUl_p24u2iZ0VrC-vG9

Calculus "I will derive" derivatives velocity rate of change read the book optimization acceleration

https://mathspig.wordpress.com/category/lists/10-funniest-maths-videos/

Math Videos that aren't songs

Valentine's day math (singles awareness day Taj Mahal, How to be awesome on Valentine's day, reading charts and graphs)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM9AP_3agt4 

You can't break the will of a soldier (persistence, grit, choose to be strong, Song music)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd_jXenFl1g

John Legend success when it's hard (persistence, grit)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUtcigWSBsw

Growth Mindset - You can learn anything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC82Il2cjqA

Growth Mindset - Neuroplasticity You get smarter when you struggle with hard problems (persistence, grit)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtKJrB5rOKs

Logarithms and "modern" navigation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGCUm_jWtt4

Dealing with test anxiety - quite goofy -- engaging and science based.