A continuation of Calculus I. Topics include further theory and applications of integration, techniques of integration, and introduction to series. Some work with a computer is included.
Calculus of several variables. Vectors, partial and directional derivatives, space curves, gradients, maxima and minima, linear and differentiable transformations, vector fields, line integrals, multidimensional Riemann integrals, and applications in physics and geometry are considered.
A course designed to provide some important mathematical tools useful in a variety of fields. Systems of linear equations, vectors and matrices, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations, inner and cross products, and eigen values and canonical forms are considered.
This course is required for most courses in mathematics or computer science numbered 300 or above. Topics normally include the following: logic, sets, functions, relations, graphs and trees, mathematical induction, combinatorics, recursion, and algebraic structures. The subject matter is to be of current interest to both mathematics and computer science students.
A study of these important algebraic structures: integral domains, polynomials, groups, vector spaces, rings and ideals, fields, and elementary Galois theory.
An introduction to point-set topology with emphasis on Euclidean spaces and applications to analysis. Topics include connectedness, compactness, countability conditions, separation properties, metric spaces, continuity, homeomorphisms, and product spaces.
A treatment of probability and a logical development of the framework of mathematical statistics. Topics include random variables, distribution functions, sampling, and statistical inference.
This course addresses the techniques and theory of partial differential equations. Many physical and biological applications and models are explored, including the heat equation, the wave equation, and LaPlace's equation. Significant attention is given to both theory and applications.
Music
Today’s music—pop, EDM, hip-hop, K-Pop, movie music, etc.—shares many characteristics of older styles, including blues, jazz, rock, R&B, country, piano, and orchestral scores. In this class the student learns to listen perceptively to older idioms and to apply those skills to more recent music. The ear comes to recognize musical concepts such as meter, mode (major, minor), musical form ("what's a bridge?"), texture, and more recent recording techniques such as looping, sampling, and Auto-Tune.
Today’s music—pop, EDM, hip-hop, K-Pop, movie music, etc.—shares many characteristics of older styles, including blues, jazz, rock, R&B, country, piano, and orchestral scores. In this class the student learns to listen perceptively to older idioms and to apply those skills to more recent music. The ear comes to recognize musical concepts such as meter, mode (major, minor), musical form ("what's a bridge?"), texture, and more recent recording techniques such as looping, sampling, and Auto-Tune.
An introduction to the great music of Western civilization from the Middle Ages to the present. The course begins with a discussion of the elements of music and proceeds with a chronological overview of music history. Musical masterworks from all style periods are studied. May not be taken for credit by students who have taken MUSC 211.
An introduction to the great music of Western civilization from the Middle Ages to the present. The course begins with a discussion of the elements of music and proceeds with a chronological overview of music history. Musical masterworks from all style periods are studied. May not be taken for credit by students who have taken MUSC 211.
The introductory course in the three-semester music theory and musicianship sequence built upon the pillars of integration, diversity, technology, and creativity. Informed by recent music cognition research and utilizing modern technological tools, the sequence fosters a comprehensive understanding of music relevant to our current musical and cultural landscape. Musicality is developed through an integration of skill sets, including theory and analysis, aural skills, historical contextualization, performance, and composition. This first semester introduces and heavily workshops the foundations of musical expression. The fourth hour addresses ear training and practical musicianship. The course assumes the ability to read music notation.
The introductory course in the three-semester music theory and musicianship sequence built upon the pillars of integration, diversity, technology, and creativity. Informed by recent music cognition research and utilizing modern technological tools, the sequence fosters a comprehensive understanding of music relevant to our current musical and cultural landscape. Musicality is developed through an integration of skill sets, including theory and analysis, aural skills, historical contextualization, performance, and composition. This first semester introduces and heavily workshops the foundations of musical expression. The fourth hour addresses ear training and practical musicianship. The course assumes the ability to read music notation.
The introductory course in the three-semester music theory and musicianship sequence built upon the pillars of integration, diversity, technology, and creativity. Informed by recent music cognition research and utilizing modern technological tools, the sequence fosters a comprehensive understanding of music relevant to our current musical and cultural landscape. Musicality is developed through an integration of skill sets, including theory and analysis, aural skills, historical contextualization, performance, and composition. This first semester introduces and heavily workshops the foundations of musical expression. The fourth hour addresses ear training and practical musicianship. The course assumes the ability to read music notation.
An accelerated version of MUSC 101 intended for performing musicians or other students with fair experience as listeners. After a quick review of the history of Western music, the course proceeds to consider topics such as the many manifestations of songs through the centuries, music and dance, music and politics, and musical exoticism/globalization. In addition to songs, other genres under consideration include symphonies, concertos, sonatas, operas, and musicals. Students take an active role in selecting music for discussion. May not be taken for credit by students who have taken MUSC 101.
This course covers the fundamentals of electronic music and studio recording. Using Reason software, students learn about MIDI, sound synthesis, sampling, drum machines, loop players and sound processing. The second half of the semester focuses on Pro Tools, a digital recording program. Students learn recording techniques, sound editing, use of plug-in MIDI instruments, and how to produce recordings of their own music.
Highlife music has emerged as one of the most popular world music genres from West Africa in the last century due to the influence of indigenous Ghanaian music heritage juxtaposed with ideas borrowed from the West. This course analyzes the musical varieties within the highlife genre and explores the numerous factors rooted in ethnicity, gender, identity, Pan-Africanism, and generational class relations that have contributed to contemporary understandings of Ghanaian popular music.
The "roots" music of the Southeastern United States has been one of the region's chief exports. Musicians wander back roads, crowd front porches and church pews, and sometimes make their way to music centers like Nashville, New Orleans, and Memphis. This course focuses on musicians in the Southern tradition and addresses diverse idioms, especially the blues (folk, country, electric) and Sacred Harp singing. Students become knowledgeable in interpreting lyrics and in deploying terminology for music analysis, including mode, meter, harmony, and form (e.g., 12-bar blues).
The third course in the three-semester music theory and musicianship sequence built upon the pillars of integration, diversity, technology, and creativity. Informed by recent music cognition research and utilizing modern technological tools, the sequence fosters a comprehensive understanding of music relevant to our current musical and cultural landscape. Musicality is developed through an integration of skillsets, including theory and analysis, aural skills, historical contextualization, performance, and composition. The topics covered in this course include modulation, chromaticism, tonal extensions, modality, and post-tonality. The fourth hour addresses ear training and practical musicianship.