Computer music is an application of science, computer technology and electrical technology in which music, historically produced by acoustic wind, string, and percussion instruments is synthesized electronically, orchestrated using computer software, and played through an audio reproduction system. It's a course that involves a hands-on approach so as to increase appreciation, knowledge, and skills in music and, at the same time, develop an understanding of science, technology and elementary quantitative methods that are intrinsic to computer music along with the impacts of this technology on society.

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Chapter 1: THE NATURE OF SCIENCE

(A) The Scientific World View
(B) Scientific Inquiry
(C) The Scientific Enterprise

Chapter 2: THE NATURE OF MATHEMATICS

(A) Patterns and Relationships
(B) Mathematics, Science, and Technology
(C) Mathematical Inquiry

Chapter 3: THE NATURE OF TECHNOLOGY

(A) Technology and Science
(B) Design and Systems
(C) Issues in Technology

Chapter 4: THE PHYSICAL SETTING

(A) The Universe
(B) The Earth
(C) Processes that Shape the Earth
(D) Structure of Matter
(E) Energy Transformations
(F) Motion
(G) Forces of Nature

Chapter 8: THE DESIGNED WORLD

(A) Agriculture
(B) Materials and Manufacturing
(C) Energy Sources and Use
(D) Communication
(E) Information Processing
(F) Health Technology

Chapter 9: THE MATHEMATICAL WORLD

(A) Numbers
(B) Symbolic Relationships
(C) Shapes
(D) Uncertainty
(E) Reasoning

Chapter 11: COMMON THEMES

(A) Systems
(B) Models
(C) Constancy and Change
(D) Scale

Chapter 12: HABITS OF MIND

(A) Values and Attitudes
(B) Computation and Estimation
(C) Manipulation and Observation
(D) Communication Skills
(E) Critical-Response Skills