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Mathematics
Mathematics
When I moved to Seattle, I started teaching as an adjunct instructor at several different schools in the greater Seattle Area. In 2018, I got tenure at Shoreline Community College. This is my teaching page with links to class resources.
To earn my M.S. at Oregon State University, I wrote an expository paper under the advisement of Topologist ::Dr. Dennis Garity:: about Cantor Sets and Antoine's Necklace.
A piece of sheet music is two-dimensional. A cigar box guitar is three-dimensional. Music is multi-dimensional. What about the space between? A fractal is an idea with a fractional dimension.
This is a mathematical introduction to fractals.
Mathematics
Mathematics
and Music
and Music
Nihilist on the River
Nihilist on the River
This is a long-form music piece composed for sculpted computer-randomness implemented through Sonic Pi.
There are several global characteristics that oversee a larger structure of the piece.
There are several distinct synthesizer modules, each with their own local characteristics.
Many of the characteristics change slowly over time by way of randomly-walking variables.
Other characteristics can change suddenly, but do so depending on global probabilistic settings.
This collection of recordings were captured periodically through a three-week-long instance of this piece played throughout Shoreline Community College's 2024 Faculty Art Show.
Field Recordings taken in Shoreline, WA.
Here's a link to a talk I give to the Shoreline Honors College each Fall about some connections between math, art, and music.
Fractal Music
Fractal Music
A piece of sheet music is two-dimensional. A cigar box guitar is three-dimensional. Music is multi-dimensional. What about the space between? A fractal is an idea with a fractional dimension.
This is a piece of music I wrote inspired by fractal forms.
A trip to the ::Museum of Mathematics:: inspired this exploration into the shape of triads.
Mathematics
Mathematics
and Making
and Making
Inspired by a ::topology book about how to draw surfaces::, I've used polymer clay to make 3d-models of complicated shapes.
Inspired by designs created by the ::Hypnograph::, slight mathematical alterations allow for the symmetry of the curves to be broken and manipulated. These pieces are created by cutting the patterns out from masking-taped wood, then spray painting.
A piece of sheet music is two-dimensional. A cigar box guitar is three-dimensional. Music is multi-dimensional. What about the space between? A fractal is an idea with a fractional dimension.
These are things I've made that have been inspired by fractals.
Inspired by a Northwest Artist ::Nikki McClure::, I've created several works by cutting patterns out of a sheet of paper. Here are the ones that come from mathematical ideas.
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