Westerville South High School math videos go viral

A scene from Westerville South High School's math video "Teach Me How to Factor."

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A small handful of videos uploaded to YouTube by teachers at Westerville South High School have gone viral thanks to their hysterical (and surprisingly effective) use of hip hop and rap to teach some of the more difficult concepts of math. Factoring and trigonometry are among the topics covered in the videos, which parody popular songs, and students are seen taking part--dancing and rapping in the classrooms and hallways of the northeast suburb school.

Will Smith's "Getting' Jiggy Wit It" becomes "Gettin' Triggy Wit It," and the more recent "Teach Me How to Dougie" by the Cali Swag District gets a remix as "Teach Me How to Factor." Click here to check them out.

--Ben Zenitsky