Gain new perspective on two of the greatest achievements of human culture-music and math-and the unexpected and fascinating connections that bind the two together.
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: Overtones-Symphony in a Single Note
- 02: Timbre-Why Each Instrument Sounds Different
- 03: Pitch and Auditory Illusions
- 04: How Scales Are Constructed
- 05: How Scale Tunings and Composition Coevolved
- 06: Dissonance and Piano Tuning
- 07: Rhythm-From Numbers to Patterns
- 08: Transformations and Symmetry
- 09: Self-Reference from Bach to Godel
- 10: Composing with Math-Classical to Avant-Garde
- 11: The Digital Delivery of Music
- 12: Math, Music, and the Mind
Taught by
David Kung
