I Will Derive!

I parody of "I Will Survive" that I did with a couple of my friends for our Calculus and Physics classes.
Lyrics:
At first I was afraid, what could the answer be?
It said given this position find velocity.
So I tried to work it out, but I knew that I was wrong.
I struggled; I cried, "A problem shouldn't take this long!"
I tried to think, control my nerve.
It's evident that speed's tangential to that time-position curve.
This problem would be mine if I just knew that tangent line.
But what to do? Show me a sign!
So I thought back to Calculus.
Way back to Newton and to Leibniz,
And to problems just like this.
And just like that when I had given up all hope,
I said nope, there's just one way to find that slope.
And so now I, I will derive.
Find the derivative of x position with respect to time.
It's as easy as can be, just have to take dx/dt.
I will derive, I will derive. Hey, hey!
And then I went ahead to the second part.
But as I looked at it I wasn't sure quite how to start.
It was asking for the time at which velocity
Was at a maximum, and I was thinking "Woe is me."
But then I thought, this much I know.
I've gotta find acceleration, set it equal to zero.
Now if I only knew what the function was for a.
I guess I'm gonna have to solve for it someway.
So I thought back to Calculus.
Way back to Newton and to Leibniz,
And to problems just like this.
And just like that when I had given up all hope,
I said nope, there's just one way to find that slope.
And so now I, I will derive.
Find the derivative of velocity with respect to time.
It's as easy as can be, just have to take dv/dt.
I will derive, I will derive.
So I thought back to Calculus.
Way back to Newton and to Leibniz,
And to problems just like this.
And just like that when I had given up all hope,
I said nope, there's just one way to find that slope.
And so now I, I will derive.
Find the derivative of x position with respect to time.
It's as easy as can be, just have to take dx/dt.
I will derive, I will derive, I will derive!

[@randys2669]

The integral song is this song played backwards.

[@tofujr]

plus c

[@kedaariyer4887]

Lmao

[@crankup1]

clever xD

[@mikecheuk]

!teargetni lliw I

[@AverageThinking]

I am just a constant, nobody loves me. He is just a constant, might as well call him C!

[@tsg1zzn]

Just don't drink and derive.

[@yorneustein7851]

Well , guess that's the funniest think I have sawn on the internet , might Aswell quit it here

[@dankie8617]

tsg1zzn it is differentiate, not derive

[@overlordsmashalot3891]

It's still correct, he is deriving the answer using differentiation

[@jin_cotl]

@@dankie8617it’s still funny

[@ehhhhhhhhhh]

How did you guys integrate all those math references into one song? I thought there was a limit.

[@delq]

Well, it just converged all together. It's sad that there is no series to this.

[@shanewright4650]

The amount of maths references to the amount of lines in the song are very similar, resulting in a very small common ratio. So no matter how far you push the limit, the amount of sequels to the series always converges back to 0.

[@brianlamptey4823]

It was a series of derivative epiphanies.

[@LucasGleason]

Fuck this, im not old enough

[@MNGLD-do2kc]

I guess the function converges, so there is no limit :)

[@thefateofslate9095]

If this was a class project, this better have gotten an A+

[@MozartEstLa]

More like a +C

[@finleyjohnson4193]

@@MozartEstLa😭

[@Nufshi]

​@@MozartEstLaLMFAOOOOOO

[@coolmanpantsman]

@@MozartEstLa NOOOOOO

[@neath0305]

@@MozartEstLa NOW THATS NOTTTT

[@dob1997]

its ridiculous how well this video stands up to time. it could have been made today in a faux retro style. beautiful. art.

[@innertuber4049]

This is faux retro style even for 2008

[@samwisedrn7196]

@@innertuber4049 dam 2008 was 13 years ago doesn't seem right

[@Tiggster-qr8mw]

@@samwisedrn7196 yeah it’s not. It’s 14 years ago

[@samwisedrn7196]

@@Tiggster-qr8mw when I wrote the comment it was 13 years ago lol

[@ahmetcolakkad9152]

Just like Calculus, video stands up to time. This is pretty normal, lol.

[@alicearmstrong1702]

I wish I was this cool.

[@zezow2003]

+Mars Farnham hahhahaahaha ikr

[@76isthenumberofeverything76]

I can’t do Caluclus still trying to do l algebra, but my teacher sayed I’m not even there yet

[@76isthenumberofeverything76]

I can’t do Caluclus still trying to do l algebra, but my teacher sayed I’m not even there yet

[@homesynthesis]

This will forever permanently hold a spot in my head

[@homesynthesis]

@@Asterism_Desmos EXACTLY

[@magicelf7559]

I hope it doesn't this song will be a good way for me to remember what to do in my A levels

[@MULTIDVDROM]

That guy with orange polo is so calculus.

[@Anfelag]

wow

[@thequeertelope7941]

trueee

[@whydowehavethesehandles]

very true

[@thejiggyllama4047]

I should be studying for the AP exam but im watching this fucking video again

[@asaleminik]

+The Jiggy Llama good luck bro

[@JohnSmith-co8yw]

The Jiggy Llama literally me right now

[@crashthebandicrash3357]

Same!!!!

[@o23o178]

Hey....me too!

[@Victor-tl4dk]

which is why I am going to do the entire Khan Academy calc course before I take AP calc BC next year.

[@RouletteRog]

I just have to say, I emailed this video to my math professor and he enjoyed it so much that he watched it several more times and doing so made him late to his Calc II lecture. I think that qualifies as irony... Love the video.

[@bestseedever2104]

15 years later and it’s still a great song

[@ohwhy9362]

I want to like but its at 314 likes right now

[@Jossymancia]

Every calculus student needs to watch this. Thanks to my calc professor for ahowing us this!

[@neotherobot6979]

the class next door was listening to this loudly during our calculus exam.

[@varungupta9020]

I think this might be the most impactful math parody on KZbin

[@Memories_broken_]

I concur

[@blacbrd3235]

14 years later and yet it still holds up so well

[@chamuuemura5314]

It’s still stuck in my head by which I mean it’s deriving me crazy.

[@_aryyy]

I should be studying but here I am

[@mattiesanseverino4322]

+Nicolee 찬백 same good luck tomorrow

[@_aryyy]

Mattie S You too

[@zemiguel8261]

this is studying

[@drumpfbad5258]

Same

[@TheLostshows]

this counts as revision

[@MageKirby]

And this is how my class lost all their sanity points.

[@yb9760]

Noice number

[@danimo17]

Not only are the lyrics accurate, well thought out, and abjectly *hilarious*, but the video is extremely well acted and edited as well! This is my new favorite math video on KZbin! I can't believe you guys did this in high school! [5/5]

[@waffledude111111]

299 people don't know how to take derivatives.

[@unicornarmypvp5752]

its more like 99% of earth xD

[@mackan072]

UnicornArmy PvP It's not at all difficult and is taught rather early at schools, at least in the somewhat developed countries.

[@JohnLuckPickard141]

UnicornArmy PvP I'm proud to say that I belong to that other 1%

[@atlas7425]

+waffledude111111 This implication is wrong.

[@rp7r54]

true

[@patrickodea624]

When you realize it's all ogre tomorrow so the best you can do is memorize this song

[@DoYouEvenRift]

amen

[@confidentsalt3899]

Ogre

[@prasadpawar7027]

It's never ogre

[@palmtree6794]

This video came out when I was six years old. Eleven years later I will take the AP Calculus Exam

[@ActorGuy]

Ok...can I just say, I'm 49 and will be taking calculus this fall (I'm in TRIG now) and I was like 17 when I will Survive came out. But you, you have done an incredible video. I hope I'll have that talent when I get my deriving license. Awesome video...a favorite.

[@karthiktirumala1773]

Got it yet? :D

[@danielm17]

Bro you could have a math phd now we need an update lol

[@afj810]

this is your theme song

[@massivecowbreakout7555]

I found elements of trig to be much harder than most calculus

[@Maverick56912]

come back! we have many questions

[@1sakuraxfan]

now is the moment, 5 years later, when I realize I can finally watch this and actually understand it... and bask in its full glory.

[@phillipjones2882]

Can't believe this video is 12 years old. I was 6 years old and now I'm at university. It popped in my head a few days ago from math class and I had to find it. Truly fantastic.

[@bunnydragon6186]

It's that time of year now, folks. Time to watch this instead of studying for the AP exam.

[@RodrigoDutra13]

2021, I remember I found this video in 2014, when I was facing a hard time with Calculus at my degree in Engineering. At first it was funny, but as I watched for the 7th time (I do procrastinate a little), I realized it was telling me exactly what I needed to learn. I remembered the song at my exams aand didn't passed, obviously, there were plenty more than limits, derivatives and integral. But at least I smiled. 7 years later, I'm still here guys, hope you're all having an awesome career and life.

[@TheElAlejandro]

12 am. And my professor sent me an email about this.

[@wynnexed]

it's scary to think that when this video was released, i wasn't alive yet. in two years, i'll understand all of the things this song talks about. time passes. and when i'm in a classroom like this, the thing definitely stuck in my head will be this. thank you.

[@jonasstrmgren7326]

This comment gave me anxiety. Make time stop, please.

[@Wombattlr]

@@jonasstrmgren7326 if it makes you feel better, _I_ was alive when this was posted

[@jeremyb1346]

@wynnexed_ Don't say that. It reminds me I'm almost a quarter of a century old 😭

[@muenstercheese]

nooooooooooo... NONNONNONONO

[@juiuice]

how old are you?

[@JulianAcostaBuenosAires]

I first watched this video 5 years ago, and still makes me laugh a lot. I would give it a thousand likes.

[@belowaveragearab3212]

you should watch it again now

[@JulianAcostaBuenosAires]

@@belowaveragearab3212 I will sir

[@elboyosupreme]

Just make 1000 alternate accounts and like the video on all of those

[@anotheraveragegamer4428]

How'd they dance on a calculator bruh

[@murakii]

ikr wtf

[@Cristian145]

Especially since this was back in 2008

[@JustAskJake]

You could just convert images frame by frame to monochromatic bitmaps but I'm assuming they used a more efficient method than that; perhaps a filter. Looks good though.

[@artemkorotenko666]

Can't they just make video with dancing, make it looks like on the calculator and than use video montage?

[@kingdragongamer2648]

@@artemkorotenko666 this* was like 13 years ago lol

[@nakshatrasharma6202]

Me - *falling and falling in the rabbit hole of calc parodies*

[@aj2smoove]

inspirational. my ap calc teacher showed us this.

[@kennethjacobus6541]

love this. I abandoned mathematics for law, and have now concluded that mathematics was more pure and beautiful, but law is more fun. and crazy.

[@xriccardo1831]

Why :(

[@Tom_on_rock]

Listening to this while doing calc homework goes hard

[@Jules-pl6kw]

This song will permanently live rent free in my brain. I remember my brother played it for me and our mom when we were lost in Tennessee. Even though my mom was stressed, she found the song laughed and called it "doopy," a word we used for silly things. I was too young to know what derivatives were, but it still made me happy to listen and see everyone laughing. Even though this channel has long since been dead, I am thankful for the good memory this song gave me. Thank you for making this parody.

[@HonkousBonkous]

Oh wow, my dad uses the word doopy to describe silly things too.

[@logank9177]

This is officially the best out of the blue recommendation youtube has ever give me, this is a masterpiece

[@Jeevesk]

16 years later and this song is still amazing. I'm using this as background music while I study. It's crazy to think this video was uploaded 2 months after I was born!

[@whiskey6287]

How did KZbin find this masterpiece 15 years later? I’m impressed, KZbin was quite a different place back then.

[@derekclarke12]

These guys are definitely at MIT now

[@FreeCpRareAccounts1]

Derek Clarke lol if them taking Calculus in high school brings them to MIT - where do I go for taking differential equations + linear algebra? :^)

[@rohitduda6702]

+FreeCpRareAccounts1 Community college :P

[@rohitduda6702]

Derek Clarke For suer.

[@UnforsakenXII]

+FreeCpRareAccounts1 Depends on circumstances. I was doing multi variable calculus and thermodynamics during high school. I go to community college, go figure.

[@FreeCpRareAccounts1]

UnforsakenXII Finances > academics in the education system. That's why I don't like the stigma of community colleges, people always assume those attending them are stupid. That definitely does apply to some of the students, but there are definitely students who are smart.

[@cgigenacbc]

I'm a Physics teacher. I showed this to my students during a lecture and they loved it.

[@jaygade]

There are no words for how awesome this song is.

[@mcwiggles]

Listened to this before my AP Calc test

[@shadowstorm1657]

Did you get THE 5

[@mcwiggles]

@@shadowstorm1657 hell yeah I did!

[@JLvatron]

0:57 Man, that orange shirt guy is Grooving!! This song is better than the original.

[@pamelaglickman1216]

Got recommended this in 2023. Probably didn't come across it earlier, probably cos when it came it out I hadn't learned calculus yet. Glad to have found it now.

[@aparrotslife]

This video is so much fun that I've watched it over and over. I sent the link to my Calculus teacher and he's going to let the entire class watch it. I'm sure everyone's going to get a kick out of it. From one Calculus fan to another--thanks a million!

[@jassingh7086]

Are you deprived from the derives

[@theAstarrr]

This will always be a classic.

[@interistasbarazzino6433]

So this is what the mathematicians do on Saturday night

[@FR0xMAN]

I just want to know what great things these two guy's went on to do.

[@triple7marc]

From another comment: "I was their calculus teacher. The one with the curly hair went to the University of Oklahoma and went on to Carnegie Mellon and got his masters. He could have went anywhere he wanted and majored in anything he wanted, but his love was film and I believe that is what he majored in. The other young man went to the University of Arkansas and got his degree in Electrical Engineering, and he is now a proud dad. The girl that made a cameo in now an instructor at Northeastern State University. All were fantastic students and great kids."

[@rogerluo7753]

derive, obviously...

[@seanlee7498]

I remember watching this in my AP Calc BC class in high school 5 years ago. What a throw back. You guys are awesome

[@Sirthatguy]

you know a song is good when you CANNOT stop singing it in your head... great job.

[@Mr_Man12344]

I like how the guy in the front is very worried while the guy in the back is just dancing to a beat.

[@ObiWanBillKenobi]

I am especially appreciative of the large CRT TV on the rolling metal cart in the background, and the VCR on the shelf below. 😎

[@lostmyhead]

This is the single greatest thing I have EVER come across!!!

[@WillaCantFindaName]

This was genuinely inspiring. THANK YOU.

[@LegoDude3258]

When you're taking a calculus class, a film class, and a music production class.

[@reDMR98]

I listen to this song to pump me up before exams! You guys are getting me through my Engineering degree

[@maxgeorge1463]

greatest piece of lyrical genius known to mankind

[@danielletownsend1]

I wish I could like this more than once

[@vichikes]

This should be inducted in the National Recording Registry

[@aycoded7840]

Oh my gosh, this bangs. Writing, singing and performance is all good. Especially the writing.

[@XYGamingRemedyG]

How am I only finding this 14 years after the fact

[@calebvaughan587]

It was probably so hard to edit a video like this back in 2008!?? wow

[@antonellapezzaniti5968]

I watched this video for the first time when I was still at high school, it's been like 10 years, now I'm thinking of showing this to my math students!

[@cryonix226]

This goes so fuckin hard

[@Shor4n]

We watched this video as a 'treat' before exams! Gave our maths class a great laugh! This is just so damn brilliant! Really well done! The lyrics are perfect! =D

[@Overhemd]

I legit thought that was Jonah Hill for the first minute and a half

[@filipos7459]

dx/dt is one of the most well known functions.

[@Novafabulacrystalis]

That is incredible! Such a brilliant song, i'm amazed how you actually got the lyrics to work with the music.

[@Cartoonist62]

This was amazing, and changed my life. I wish I could have done this or been a part of something this big, somehow, in my life. Thank you for this.

[@cellfoneguy2]

HAHAHAHHAHAA OMG I LOVE THIS! I'm learning physics and we showed this in class. The teacher had to leave the classroom, he was laughing so hard

[@felixricart3117]

,

[@user-lw5wi8su7r]

Boy how has time passed... I was barely 2 years old when this came out, and now I'm in the same position XD

[@pranaymittal4266]

yo this vid is really hella well made so props to you and hella nice and ya!!! hella job. hella.

[@-scieng-6592]

That guy at the back just dancing!

[@mayhertiwana5474]

their editing is ahead of its time

[@VelociMagi]

This is delightful, thank you, a bit of lightness within the math

[@CommandantLennon]

Tears are streaming down my face. I sent this to no less than 3 friends instantaneously

[@anime119]

This is awesome ^_^ My calculus teacher showed this to the class one day, my friend and I loved it! Great job.

[@MrWtheMathTeacher]

This is absolutely fantastic.

[@lexiette8343]

Damn 14 years old, recently learnt integration and all that, but when this was released I was like 6

[@vectoralphaSec]

Over 14 years old. Yep the trend continues. Certified classic.

[@starfield121]

I'm two and a half weeks into Calc I...you have no idea how happy this made me. 2:30 is brilliant.

[@Erica-pv2hz]

I passed the last month of precalculus because of this song. This song no joke taught me derivatives, integrals, and limits 😂

[@adamlevin9783]

That’s a funny joke

[@DasBored]

absolute masterpiece.

[@benjihuang6011]

Love this video and the effort that went through it.

[@melody3741]

The writing here is GREAT.

[@natalieohanjanians2197]

This makes me actually want to do my practice i love you

[@MadeForTVW]

showing this to my calc teacher tomorrow. thank you more making calc less painful with this song. :)

[@phmoonstone]

This video always makes me smile when I'm doing MIT level physics problems.

[@DTHRocket]

"It's evident that speed's tangential to that time-position curve" Technically, speed's tangential to that time-distance curve, but who's counting. It's still funny.

[@ayushshukla1042]

Or it should be velocity instead of speed

[@overlordsmashalot3891]

But what if the particle exists in a 1-dimensional universe? Then position and distance are basically the same thing

[@jetblack742]

@@overlordsmashalot3891 Not if you're going back and forth

[@EastCoastFlying]

I remember way back when I took Calc how tricky those kinds of problems seemed but child's play. all the equations i use now are derived (but not derivatives) Love the video, good job.

[@maotingdew]

1:30 transition was CLEAN

[@ilurikiran]

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[@burger_kinghorn]

I love the animation with the equations and graphing.

[@ThePavilion76]

3:08 Gangnam style before it was popular

[@brotherOfSmash]

DUDE this is totally freaking awesome :D This should totally go viral lol.

[@cronqvist5763]

Damn, this is GOLD. Thanks, Mr. Algorithm.

[@kkupcakee]

HAH omg I love this! Whenever I derive now, I will totally be singing this.

[@Skoboksen]

Oh, man - this reminds me of my first physics-test. I felt so lost. (Especially since the questions were in secondary norwegian - noes!) Great video - love the dancing! :'D

[@felixricart3117]

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[@Mariorox1956]

If I had a dollar for every calculus parody song I've heard this year, I'd have $4. If it counted for every play of said songs, closer to $20 lol Well made and still holds up, y'all did great!

[@noraakeem1294]

Mathematicians aren't supposed to be this cool

[@CerealGirl]

OMG MY PHYSICS TEACHER TOLD ME ABOUT THIS VIDEO AND NOW I LOVE IT