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Cool Math for Hot Music: A First Introduction to Mathematics for Music Theorists

Cool Math for Hot Music: A First Introduction to Mathematics for Music Theorists

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Series: Computational Music Science

General ComputersGeneral MathematicsMusic Theory

ISBN10: 3319826980
ISBN13: 9783319826981
Publisher: Springer
Published: Apr 22 2018
Pages: 323
Weight: 1.06
Height: 0.72 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Part I: Introduction and Short History.- The 'Counterpoint' of Mathematics and Music.- Short History of the Relationship Between Mathematics and Music.- Part II: Sets and Functions.- The Architecture of Sets.- Functions and Relations.- Universal Properties.- Part III: Numbers.- Natural Numbers.- Recursion.- Natural Arithmetic.- Euclid and Normal Forms.- Integers.- Rationals.- Real Numbers.- Roots, Logarithms, and Normal Forms.- Complex Numbers.- Part IV: Graphs and Nerves.- Directed and Undirected Graphs.- Nerves.- Part V: Monoids and Groups.- Monoids.- Groups.- Group Actions, Subgroups, Quotients, and Products.- Permutation Groups.- The Third Torus and Counterpoint.- Coltrane's Giant Steps.- Modulation Theory.- Part VI: Rings and Modules.- Rings and Fields.- Primes.- Matrices.- Modules.- Just Tuning.- Categories.- Part VII: Continuity and Calculus.- Continuity.- Differentiability.- Performance.- Gestures.- Part VIII: Solutions, References, Index.- Solutions of Exercises.- References.- Index.

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