"We Will Graph you!"

by John Carter and Larry Lesser
sung as a chant to the tune of "We Will Rock You", by the rock group Queen
in The Mathematics Teacher May 2000

         "We Will Graph you!"  by John A. Carter

	Buddy you're tryin' to draw the line
	For the m and the b we're assigned:
	Ain't hard you see, put your pencil on the b,
	One more point will guarantee that. ...
	We will, we will graph you! We will, we will graph you!
	
	So now you know the y-intercept;
	Here's how we find the rest of it:
	Up with rise, across for run,
	Plot another point, and when they're strung, sing... 
	We have, we have graphed you! We have, we have graphed you!

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        "We Will Graph you!" (quadratic version) by Larry Lesser

	You wanna draw a parabola
	From the general form algebra.
	Don't despair, complete the square:
	The x of the vertex comes out there, and
	We will, we will graph you! We will, we will graph you! 

	The vertex now is figured out,
	But does the graph smile or frown?
	The number next to the square of x
	Gave the sign to make the sketch, now
	We will, we will graph you! We will, we will graph you! 

	Find and plot any x-intercepts,
	The constant c is the y-intercept;
	A vertical line through the vertex
	Gives symmetry for your sketch, and
	We have, we have graphed you! We have, we have graphed you!