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Objectives
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Demonstrate some of the
basic aspects of mathematics and music particularly as they relate to
studies of traditional societies.
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Illustrate broad
applications of mathematics and music.
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Develop avenues for
students to continue to learn about mathematics and music that lead
directly out of the segue experience.
Learning Structure
Learning Outcomes
(1 = Most Desired
Outcome, 3 = A Desirable Outcome, 5 = Least Desired Outcome)
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Students seek more
information about studies in mathematics and music, register to take a
course in mathematics and music, and become a degree seeking major in
mathematics and music.
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Students seek more
information about studies in mathematics and music and register to take a
course in mathematics and music as part of an effort to broaden their
education.
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Students develop a
sufficient (but minimal) understanding of mathematics and music to be able
to make decisions about their own career (and inclusion or not of this
science). These students are probably better citizens/voters.
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Students do not learn
anything about mathematics and music.
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Students develop a
negative perspective about mathematics and music because of the
information received through this project.
Ethnobotany Segue Experience
- The class will start with a
brief discussion of music and a short video on Gamelan music.
Students will receive mono-chords/ūkēkē and masking tape to measure out
and identify nine key notes on the mono-chord. They will attempt to
play their phone number on the instrument they just created.
- As a follow-up to the lab,
students will pick a culture and learn about their instruments. They will
be asked to think about musical instruments within that culture, the types
of instruments, and the role music plays.
Other Science
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Mathematics (colloquially,
maths or math), is the body of knowledge centered on
concepts such as
quantity,
structure,
space, and
change,
and also the academic discipline that studies them.
Benjamin Peirce called it "the science that draws necessary
conclusions".[2]
Other practitioners of mathematics[3][4]
maintain that mathematics is the science of pattern, that
mathematicians seek out patterns whether found in numbers, space,
science, computers, imaginary abstractions, or elsewhere. Mathematicians
explore such concepts, aiming to formulate new
conjectures and establish their truth by
rigorous
deduction from appropriately chosen
axioms and
definitions.[5]
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Music is an
art form consisting of
sound and
silence
expressed through
time. Elements of sound as used in music are
pitch (including
melody
and harmony),
rhythm
(including
tempo and
meter), and sonic qualities of
timbre,
articulation,
dynamics, and
texture.
Other Science Practitioners
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Students interested in music may want to contact Dr.
Gregg Geary,
geary@hawaii.edu,
Department of Library Sciences, Sinclair Library rm. 102, (808)
956-5425.
Other Science Courses
- Students interested in
learning more about math may want to take an introductory course like
MATH 100 Survey of Mathematics
or MATH 140 Trigonometry & Analytic Geometry.
- Students with a high school
background of Trigonometry or Calculus may want to consider MATH
215 Applied Calculus or MATH 241 Calculus I.
- Students interested in
learning more about music may want to take one of the many
introductory courses, including Music 106 Introduction to Music Literature,
Music 107 Music in World Cultures,
and Music 108 Fundamentals of Western Music.
Resources
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For career information, students may want to view
the occupational outlook for potential careers in
mathematics at the U.S. Department of Labor:
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Here are some
websites that contain information
on math and music:
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