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THE MATH AND MUSIC COURSE
This spring, 2009, I am, as usual, teaching the course Mathematics 109/Music 109M, Mathematics & Music, a course I designed. It was first taught in the spring of 2002 (which was the first time such a course was offered at Washington University -
click
here
to download the flyer that was used to advertise the course).
The class meets MWF 1-2 in Life Sciences, Room 118. My grader and assistant for the course is Michael Deutsch, a graduate student in the Department of Mathematics. The syllabus can be seen by clicking here, or you can download the syllabus as a pdf file by clicking below. It gives a description of the course, homework policy, exam dates, and office hours. Other downloads will appear below as the semester progresses. These include handouts, course notes, homework, and exams.
Prospectus
for Math 109/Music 109M
Textbook:
Mathematics and Music, by David Wright
Handouts:
Math 109/Music 109M Questionnaire
Entering notes from the synthesizer
Creating a digital sound file of your composition
Maple Leaf Rag (first section)
Moonlight Sonata
Beginning of Liebestraum (needed for Homework 6)
Information on the Project
Links:
Fourier Analysis Site #1
Fourier Analysis Site #2
Fourier Analysis Site #3
Homework:
Written Homework 1
Written Homework 2
Written Homework 3
Written Homework 4
Written Homework 5
Written Homework 6
Composition Homework 1
Composition Homework 2
Composition Homework 3
Homework Solutions:
Homework 1
Homework 2
Homework 3
Homework 4
Homework 5
Homework 6
Exams:
Exam 1
Exam 2
Exam 3
Exam Solutions:
Exam 1 solutions
Exam 2 solutions
Exam 3 solutions
Exams from 2008:
Exam 1
Exam 2
Exam 3
Final
Exam Solutions from 2008:
Exam 1 solutions
Exam 2 solutions
Exam 3 solutions
Final Exam solutions
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