STEM Speaker Series: Harmonious Equations: A Mathematical Exploration of Music

STEM Expert Forum

Harmonious Equations: A Mathematical Exploration of Music

Presented by

David Kung, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics
St. Mary's College of Maryland

What does math have to do with music? More than you might think! Discover how these decidedly different disciplines are connected in this engaging lecture, featuring live musical examples on violin. Learn how abstract algebra plays a role in Bach's magnificent canons and fugues; understand the mathematical principles behind the clarinet’s ability to play so much lower than the flute; and unearth the connection between Calculus, differential equations, and our ability to hear timbre.

Tuesday, October 22

2 p.m.

Des Plaines campus ¨ Room 1604

Oakton Community College

1600 E. Golf Road

Des Plaines, IL 60016 

Kung earned his doctorate of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His 12-lecture DVD course, "How Music and Mathematics Relate," was recently released by The Teaching Company. The author of numerous articles on harmonic analysis and mathematics education, King has won several awards, including a Teaching Award from the Mathematical Association of America.

Sponsored by the Center for Promoting STEM and Oakton Student Government. For information contact Gloria Liu at glorial@oakton.edu or 847.635.1738.