Applied Mathematics Poem by James L. A. Huetson

Applied Mathematics



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Math is a very funny thing.
Its use can be unusual.
Two times zero renders nothing,
And knowing this is mutual.

But zero times two still renders naught.
This leaves me mystified.
Having two with zero affect, ought
Leave me two and satisfied.

But mathematics must prevail.
The total must really be zero,
And no matter how logic tries to assail,
You can’t change it and be a hero.

If the problem involves human lives,
And there are two who soon must go.
When we do nothing, the answer it gives
Allows mathematics to reign, leaving zero.

A Mother and Child are suffering and blue,
And both can die from inattention.
If nothing is done ‘tis zero times two,
This fact requires your admission.

The Child is not yet fully formed,
Leaving a no acceptable, worthy, situation.
So the solution that will cause a storm,
Is to use subtraction not multiplication.

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