ec1 - university of minnesota
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EC1
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James Propp, lyricsNoam Elkies, arrangement
in honor of Richard Stanley’s 70th birthday
with:S. Billey, C. Chan, K. Edwards, N. Li, V. Reiner, T. Roby,L. Rose, B. Sagan, M. Skandera, L. Williams, P. Winkler
based on Frank Loesser's songGuys and Dolls
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What's in Inventiones ?I'll tell you
what's in Inventiones.Folks provin' theorems,
'steada figurin' oddsto use for
bettin' on the ponies.That's what in Inventiones !
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What's in the Intelligencer ?I'll tell you
what's in the Intelligencer.Articles on abstruse
mathematical questions for which countin' plays
a role in the answer.That's what's in the Intelligencer !
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What's in every math journal?I'll tell you
what's in every math journal.Combinatorics
achievin' renownas a fountain of truths
both beautiful and eternal.That's what's in every math journal!
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Combinatorialistshave one trusted resource;
and now it'sboth a physical
and an e-source.Yes sir!
Yes ma’am!
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When you study ballsstuck in separate stalls
Then the facts that you needare in EC1.
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When you seek acombinatorial truth
EC1's where you goto see if it's so
(unless it's in Knuth).
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When you see a muwith a zeta or two
And a delta thrown infor some extra fun
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Call it odd,call it even;
it's a principleto believe in
That the sourceyou're consultin’
is EC1.
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When you see a rookthat determines a hook
Then the bookthat you're lookin' at's
EC1.
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When a theorem featuresa bent letter S
All curled up in distress,the theorem's addressis not hard to guess.
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When you wend a path,and some elegant mathtells the number of ways
that it can be done,
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It's a true propositionknown to everymath'maticianthat the opus
you've openedis EC1.
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Noam: Hey, we have eight singers, and Richard is turning seventy. So the verses should be sung by quartets.
Jim: Explain?
Noam: Given eight singers, we can choose a quartet in eight-choose-four ways.
Jim: Oh, I get it. Seventy!
Noam: So in honor of Richard's birthday, could you write seventy verses please?
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When your lovely proofsprings a leak
in its roofThen the patchfor your goof
is in EC1.
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But proceed with caution.You never can tell:
Maybe page 86has not just the fix
but your proof as well!
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When an exercisemakes you feel not so wise
'Cause for you it ain't EC(forgive the pun)
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Call it plusCall it minus
Chalk it all up toStanley’s slyness
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’Cause the bookthat has stumped you
is EC1(or EC2)The book
that you're readin’is EC1!