Prerequisites:
MUSI G6601-G6602
or the instructor's permission.
This year-long sequence explores advanced topics relating to the production of music by computer. Although programming experience is not a prerequisite, various programming techniques are enlisted to investigate interface design, algorithmic composition, and computer analysis of digital audio. Some familiarity with computer music hardware/software is expected.
Prerequisites: Refer to course syllabus.
Theory and geometry of linear programming. The simplex method. Duality theory, sensitivity analysis, column generation and decomposition. Interior point methods. Introduction to nonlinear optimization: convexity, optimality conditions, steepest descent and Newton's method, active set and barrier methods.
Prerequisites: Refer to course syllabus.
Theory and geometry of linear programming. The simplex method. Duality theory, sensitivity analysis, column generation and decomposition. Interior point methods. Introduction to nonlinear optimization: convexity, optimality conditions, steepest descent and Newton's method, active set and barrier methods.
This course introduces students to multiple regression methods for analyzing data in economics and related disciplines. Extensions include regression with discrete random variables, instrumental variables regression, analysis of random experiments and quasi-experiments, and regression with time series data. The objective of the course is for the student to learn how to conduct - and how to critique - empirical studies in economics and related fields. Accordingly, the emphasis of the course is on empirical applications. The mathematics of econometrics will be introduced only as needed and will not be a central focus.
Advanced Mixed Music Composition explores creative uses of advanced audio production tools (i.e., various DSP plug-ins, controllers, microphones, surround speaker arrays, etc.) and techniques (audio editing, mastering, performance simulations, synchronization, etc.); and looks at their impact on the aesthetics and poetics of a musical project. A special emphasis is given to the problems arising from the transition between the precisely controlled studio environment to the live concert hall (i.e., loudspeaker distance, room liveliness, monitoring, etc.), and how this transition can influence the audience’s perception of a work. importance of synchronization, notation, documentation, and portability as fundamental considerations during the compositional process. Lastly, techniques for producing simple yet high quality videos for archival purposes are shown, as a means to present yet another point of view on a musical project.
This course is a graduate-level seminar course about the politics of Southeast Asia, broadly defined. The course will use Southeast Asia as a case study to examine different concepts in social sciences, including state formation, democratization, economic development, state-society relations, nationalism, conflicts, and international relations. As Southeast Asia is one of the most dynamic regions in the world in many respects (rapid economic change, different levels of political and economic development, and its interaction with outsiders), students will learn about the relationship between political, economic and social factors. The diversities within and across countries in this region allow us to investigate and compare how politics operates and produces different social and economic outcomes. At the same time, political reality does not emerge in vacuum but is built upon or influenced by pre-existing socio-political settings, historical experiences, and other normative environments such as beliefs, norms, or ethnic identities. By the end of the course, students will develop a knowledge, understanding, and familiarity of political complexity and contemporary debates regarding Southeast Asia. Students will be able to apply the experience of Southeast Asia to build a comparative study with other regions especially in the developing world.
This course is designed to introduce students to issues of gender and development in Southeast Asia in comparative context. Development debates are currently in flux with important implications for the practice and analysis of gender and development. Some argue for market-driven, neo-liberal solutions to gender equality, while others believe that equitable gender relations will only come when women (and men) are empowered to understand their predicaments and work together to find local solutions to improve their lives. Empowerment and human rights approaches are popular among development practitioners, particularly those concerned with gender equity. This course uses the context of development in Southeast Asia to critically engage with issues important to development planners, national leaders and women’s groups throughout Southeast Asia.
This course may be repeated for credit. A special investigation of a problem in nuclear engineering, medical physics, applied mathematics, applied physics, and/or plasma physics consisting of independent work on the part of the student and embodied in a formal report.