Integration by Parts
VERSE:
(Integrate) Every now and then I get a little bit
sad
That my math just comes out wrong
(Integrate) Every now and then I get a little bit
tired
Of many sleepless nights
(Integrate) Every now and then I get a little bit
nervous
That I substituted wrong
(Integrate) Every now and then I get a little bit
terrified
And I’ll forget to add all the C’s
(Substitute Functions) Every now and then that
doesn’t work
(Use the trig identities) Every now and then that
doesn’t work
CHORUS:
And I need another way
And I need it more than ever
And I only stare at the paper
When they’re multiplied together
And I just can’t seem to do it right
It just comes out wrong
Together the two terms make me give it up
This problem makes me cry all of the time
I don’t know what to do, should I integrate by
parts?
I’m picking which one’s “u”, I don’t know where
to start
Remember LIATE
This acronym will save yourself
This acronym will save your life
Log, Inverse Trig, Arithmetic and Trig
Exponential’s last for the “u”
There’s one thing left to do,
Do integration by parts
Once upon a time there was light in my life
And now I integrate in the dark
There’s one thing left to do,
Do integration by parts
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BRIDGE:
How to do integrals?
Every now and then you go with parts
How to do integrals?
Every now and then you go with parts
CHORUS:
And always think of LIATE (of LIATE)
That’s how you choose your “u”
And if you’re making it right
You can do functions together
For when substitution doesn’t work
And trig makes it worse
Together the two functions make it seem to
hard
But integrate by parts is your savior
When you don’t know what to do, integrate by
parts
UdV is VU less VdU
You really need it tonight
When the integral is just too hard
When the integral is just too hard
Log, Inverse Trig, Arithmetic and Trig
Exponential’s last for the “u”
There’s one thing left to do,
Do integration by parts
I integrate by parts
You integrate by parts
We all integrate by parts