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Pure Music, Applied Math

Larry Polansky
Dartmouth College

May 11, 2000
102 Bradley Hall, 4 pm
Tea 3:30 pm, Math Lounge

Abstract: This talk will survey my work using mathematics in music composition, including topics in group theory, metric spaces, Stirling numbers, and ending with a discussion of a new important open problem in tuning theory.

This talk will be accessible to undergraduates.