MAT 142 – Fall 2008
College Mathematics
Frets, Flutes and Physics
Mathematical Modeling for Musical Instrument Design
| Date |
Handout |
| August
28 |
Arithmetic:
This summarizes the key artihmetic definitions and properties that you
will need to know solidly for homework, exams, and our development of
later concepts. |
| September 9 |
Algebra:
This summarizes key ideas about quantities, variables, proportionality,
and rate of change. |
| September 20 | Functions: This summarizes the
key terminology and ideas about functions that we will use for the
course. |
| October
5 |
Trigonometric Functions: This
summarizes the key relationships involved in the unit circle, the sine
and cosine functions, and modeling periodic behavior with these
functions. |