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THE MATH AND MUSIC COURSE

This spring, 2008, 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 this year 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

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