Who doesn't love singing about physics?
Jun. 23rd, 2008 09:29 pmLast quarter, when I was teaching intro astronomy, I would occasionally play music before class that had an astronomy theme. My playlist was quite long, as lots of songs have random astronomy and/or sky references.
However, now I'm teaching intro mechanics, and my playlist is much shorter. It consists of:
And at least one of those is a stretch. (The eeee! just recommended "Material Girl", which is even more of a stretch than the others listed. "Material Girl" would be awesome for a quantum class, thought.)
Any suggestions? What other songs are there out there that somehow allude to things like rotation, force, power, or energy?
However, now I'm teaching intro mechanics, and my playlist is much shorter. It consists of:
- "Accelerate", R.E.M.
- "The Weight", Aretha Franklin
- "Steam Heat"
- "Gravity", Modwheelmood
- "Fall on Me", R.E.M.
- "Free Fallin'", Tom Petty
And at least one of those is a stretch. (The eeee! just recommended "Material Girl", which is even more of a stretch than the others listed. "Material Girl" would be awesome for a quantum class, thought.)
Any suggestions? What other songs are there out there that somehow allude to things like rotation, force, power, or energy?