21M.269 Studies in Western Music History: Quantitative and Computational Approaches to Music History
The disciplines of music history and music theory have been slow to embrace the digital revolutions that have transformed other fields' text-based scholarship (history and literature in particular). Computational musicology opens the door to the possibility of understanding—even if at a broad level—trends and norms of behavior of large repertories of music. This class presents the major approaches, results, and challenges of computational musicology through readings in the field, gai
Undergraduate and Graduate Students Focus on Marine Research
The Sotka Lab at the College of Charleston features Biology Professor Erik Sotka and between three and five undergraduate and graduate students focused on marine research. Right now, they are looking at plant-herbivore interactions, ecological and evolutionary impacts of climate change, larval dispersal, and marine invasions.
Find out more about the Sotka Lab here: http://sotkae.people.cofc.edu/Home.html
Recently, Sotka and his colleague Stacey A. Krueger-Hadfield Sotka and Krueger-Hadfield re
Concept Question: Strain on a fluid element (another example)
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This Day in History July 1: Hong Kong Returned to China
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16.09.2012 – Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Die Proteste gegen ein in den USA hergestelltes Schmähvideo über den Propheten Mohammed haben auch die westlichen Länder erreicht. In Paris löste die Polizei eine mutmaßlich von Salafisten organisierte nicht genehmigte Demonstration vor der US-Botschaft auf. Nach Rangeleien mit der Polizei wurden etwa 150 Menschen festgenommen. In der belgisc
Trainiere dein Hörverstehen mit den Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Sonntag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.
Shuttle Endeavour Journeys to California
