Math Circle Kickoff: November 12 - Math and Music

[MercerCounty MathCircle]

Hi all,

I'm excited to announce the first math circle event for this year which will be happening this Saturday. We will be seeing how math and music interact and afterwards have an opportunity to create our own instruments!

Information about the talk is given below and can be found on our WordPress site here. Before all the talks, we will post details online and dates of later talks will be posted on our calendar.

Thanks and hope to see you all there!

Roy Zhao

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Advanced Series

Title: The Mathematics of Sound

Speaker: Philip Etter

Time & Date: 2pm-3pm Saturday November 12

Location: Princeton Public Library, teen room (3rd floor)

Abstract: An informal discussion about the basic mathematics of one of the most fundamental parts of our lives - sound. The basic questions we’ll ask are as follows: what is sound and how do we represent it mathematically? How do we distinguish between different sounds? And, perhaps most importantly, how can we manipulate and analyze sound with a computer? While the talk will be non-technical, the underlying mathematics involved is incredibly deep and powers a staggering amount of technology in our daily lives, from our cell phones to streaming services like YouTube.

Prerequisites: Ability to understand the graph of a function

Chili Peppers: 2 out of 4.

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Recreational Series

Title: Making Musical Instruments using Straws

Leader: Harini Subrahmanyam Fredrickson

Time & Date: 3:14 PM - 4 PM Saturday November 12

Location: Princeton Public Library, teen room (3rd floor)

Abstract: We will be creating our own music by constructing trumpets out of straws. Those who went to the advanced series can see a direct application of the concepts covered!

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