CS198 - Logic, Art, and Music, Lecture Notes

These notes record the planned topics for future lectures, or what actually happened during past lectures. Check the ``updated'' date to keep track of modifications.

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• Tuesday, February 7; (updated 2-7-2006)
• Thursday, February 9; (updated 2-9-2006)
  Preparing for class:
  • Read the Introduction, "Three-part invention", and Chapter 1
• Tuesday, February 14; (updated 2-14-2006)
  Preparing for class:
  • Read "Two-part invention", Chapter 2, "Sonata for unaccompanied Achilles", and Chapter 3
• Thursday, February 16; (updated 2-16-2006)
  Preparing for class:
  • Read "Contracrostipunctus" and Chapter 4
• Tuesday, February 21; (updated 2-21-2006)
  Preparing for class:
  • Read "Little harmonic labyrinth" and Chapter 5
• Thursday, February 23; (updated 2-23-2006)
  Quiz 1 assigned
  Preparing for class:
  • Read "Canon by intervallic augmentation" and Chapter 6
• Tuesday, February 28; (updated 3-2-2006)
  Quiz 1 due
  Preparing for class:
  • Read "Chromatic fantasy and feud" and Chapter 7
• Thursday, March 2; (updated 3-2-2006)
  Preparing for class:
  • Read "Crab canon" and Chapter 8
• Tuesday, March 7; (updated 3-7-2006)
  Preparing for class:
  • Read "A Mu offering" and Chapter 9
• Thursday, March 9; (updated 3-9-2006)
  Preparing for class:
  • Read "Prelude..." and Chapter 10
• Tuesday, March 14; (updated 3-16-2006)
  Preparing for class:
  • Read "...Ant fugue" and Chapter 11
• Thursday, March 16; (updated 3-21-2006)
  Quiz 2 assigned
  
• Tuesday, March 21; (updated 3-21-2006)
  Quiz 2 due
  Preparing for class:
  • Read "English French German suite" and Chapter 12
• Thursday, March 23; (updated 3-23-2006)
  Preparing for class:
  • Read "Aria with diverse variations" and Chapter 13
• Tuesday, March 28; Spring break
• Thursday, March 30; Spring break
• Tuesday, April 4; (updated 4-6-2006)
  Preparing for class:
  • Read "Air on G's string" and Chapter 14
• Thursday, April 6; (updated 4-11-2006)
  Preparing for class:
  • Read "Birthday cantatatata..." and Chapter 15
• Tuesday, April 11; (updated 4-11-2006)
  Preparing for class:
  • Read "Edifying thoughts of a tobacco smoker" and Chapter 16
• Thursday, April 13; (updated 4-13-2006)
• Tuesday, April 18; (updated 4-18-2006)
  Preparing for class:
  • Read "The magnificrab indeed" and Chapter 17
• Thursday, April 20; (updated 4-20-2006)
• Tuesday, April 25; (updated 4-25-2006)
  Preparing for class:
  • Read "SHRDLU toy of man's designing" and Chapter 18
• Thursday, April 27
• Tuesday, May 2; (updated 5-2-2006)
  Preparing for class:
  • Read "Contrafactus" and Chapter 19
• Thursday, May 4; (updated 5-5-2006)
  Preparing for class:
  • Read "Sloth canon" and Chapter 20
• Tuesday, May 9; (updated 5-11-2006)
  Preparing for class:
  • Read "Six-part ricercar"
• Thursday, May 11; (updated 5-11-2006)
  Preparing for class:
  • Read the Preface
• Sunday, May 21
  Final exam due by 11:00AM