Welcome to The Science of Music

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Welcome toThe Science of Music
Together

• An Honors College Seminar Course
• Dr. Jeff Bindell Dept. of Physics
• Dr. Keith Koons Dept. of Music

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Welcome toThe Science of Music
Together
Dr. Koons
Dr. Bindell

• An Honors College Seminar Course
• Dr. Jeff Bindell Dept. of Physics
• Dr. Keith Koons Dept. of Music

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Contact Information
Instructor Dr. Keith Koons Professor of Music Dr. Jeffrey Bindell Lecturer, Physics
Office CNH 113 MAP 418
Phone [phone]
e-mail kkoons_at_mail.ucf.edu bindell_at_physics.ucf.edu
website www.physics.ucf.edu/bindell
office hours MWF 830-915 AM MWF 1030-1130 PM
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The Science of MusicFall 2007

• WEBSITE
• www.physics.ucf.edu/bindell
• Contains Syllabus, Information and A brief set of
  Introductory Notes on Graphs and Musical issues.
• All lecture material can be found on the site,
  usually the day before it will be used in class.
• Sometimes the day AFTER!
• References to other interesting sites will be
  posted.
• Feel free to suggest sites that you think will be
  helpful.

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NO FINAL EXAM!

• Three Examinations
• One Term Paper (Rules on the site)
• A presentation (15 minutes) on some aspect of
  your term paper.
• PowerPoint recommended but not required.

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Weights
Component of Grade of Grade
Examination 1 First Third of Course material. 20
Examination 2 Second Third of Course Material 20
Examination 3 Last Third 20
Term Paper 25
Term Paper Presentation 15
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Textbook

• Measured Tones, The Interplay of Physics and
  Music by Ian Johnston. Second Edition (2002)
  Institute of Physics Publishing (Textbook has
  been ordered from the bookstore. Also available
  from Amazon.com.)

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Good Reference

• The Physics and Psychophysics of Music (An
  Introduction) by Juan G. Roederer. Third Edition
  (1995). Springer-Verlag This was a required
  textbook for the first delivery of this course
  but was eliminated because many of the students
  found the text a bit too dense.

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Stuff - The Small Print

• Policy Statement Students are expected to
  adhere to conduct rules established in The Golden
  Rule, available at http//www.goldenrule.sdes.ucf.
  edu/. The University of Central Florida is
  committed to providing reasonableaccommodations
  for all persons with disabilities. This syllabus
  is availablein alternate formats upon request.
  Students with disabilities who needaccommodations
  in this course must contact the professor at the
  beginning ofthe semester to discuss needed
  accommodations. No accommodations will
  beprovided until the student has met with the
  professor to requestaccommodations. Students who
  need accommodations must be registered
  withStudent Disability Services, Student
  Resource Center Room 132, phone [phone],
  TTY/TDD only phone [phone], before
  requestingaccommodations from the
  professor. This syllabus is subject to revision
  at the discretion of the instructor.

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The Class

• Arts
• Music
• Art
• History
• Etc.

• Science and Engineering
• All kinds of science and engineers

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Who Are You??(Survey)
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Is this Art?
Malevich, Suprematist Composition White on
White, 1918 (MoMA) May 16th, 2006
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Is This?
Manet, Boating, 1874 (Metropolitan Museum of
Art) May 16th, 2006
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Is this music?

• Heavy Metal?
• Queen?
• Beethovens 5th Symphony?
• Cage Quartet for 4 portable radios?

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Discussion

• What is music?
• What are its characteristics?