One . . . integer sensation!
Thousands claim that 1 is
grand.
One . . . side is on the surface of a Möbius
band.
One is an entity needed to make base 2.
It’s in identities of trig and Euler, too!
One…. by the law of Benford,
Happens more than all the rest,
Number one is second best to none, son.
This line takes up one dimension!
Like an MAA convention,
Number 1!
http://www.math.utep.edu/Faculty/lesser/One_Take_Two.mp3
is a live performance of “One!” as the closing song of MAA: The Musical!, which
debuted August 3, 2011 at the opening banquet of the annual summer meeting (MathFest) of the Mathematical Association of America. Singers: Jennifer Beineke,
Art Benjamin, Annalisa Crannell, Alissa Crans, Matthew DeLong, Dan Kalman,
Jenny Quinn, Norm Richert, Francis Su, Talithia Williams. Pianist: Bud Brown. Mastered by Edloe
from MP3 recorded by Francis Su’s iPhone. This song was also the closing song of MAA: The Musical2 at the
August 1 opening banquet of MathFest 2012. This revised version of the musical
(written and directed by Annalisa Crannell, with lyrics by cast members and by
Larry Lesser) was performed by: Bud
Brown, Annalisa Crannell, Joyati
Debnath, Matt DeLong, Bob Devaney, Frank Farris, Dan Kalman, David Kung, Jenny Quinn, Dave Richeson,
Dave Smith, Katherine Socha, Francis Su, Talithia Williams, Paul Zorn, and other members of the MAA
Players.
And at 31:04 of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1S3zymltTk
, you’ll see the performance of the song in the Musical from the Closing
Banquet of the August 2015 Centennial MathFest (the
100th birthday of the Mathematical Association of America).