Mathematics of Music and Art

AvArturo Portnoy

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

This book explores the relationships between music, the sciences, and mathematics, both ancient and modern, with a focus on the big picture for a general audience as opposed to delving into very technical details.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-07-29
Mått:168 x 240 x 14 mm
Vikt:481 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Synthesis Lectures on Mathematics & Statistics
Antal sidor:129
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031344398

Utforska kategorier

Musikvetenskap inom Kultur
Tillämpad matematik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Konstböcker inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Arturo Portnoy, Ph.D., is a Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. He is also Co-Director of the Puerto Rico Mathematical Olympiads. He received his B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (1992) and his M.Sc. (1994) and Ph.D. (1997) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His areas of interest include inverse problems, mathematical modeling, optimization, regularization, math education, and math Olympiads. He also explores the use of technology to increase efficiency, transparency, and consistency in teaching mathematics.

Recensioner i media

“The book is understandable for beginners: The most important notions are explained (irrationality, logarithms, musical notation etc., golden ratio, binary representation of numbers etc.). It is a fine book that can be recommended.” (Eberhard Knobloch, zbMATH 1535.00043, 2024)

Innehållsförteckning

Preliminaries.- The pigeonhole principle.- Continued fractions.- Pythagoras and music.- Temperaments of the scale.- Patterns in music.- Analysis and synthesis of music.- Beats, resonance, and tuning.- Digital music and information.- Last thoughts.