In the past decade a number of new computer languages such as Maple and Mathematica have allowed many new users to do mathematical operations by computer. This book focuses on examples of symbolic computation and how to overcome difficulties that arise in practice. The diskette contains Mathematica Packages which support examples in the text.

The music for science fiction television programs, like music for science fiction films, is often highly distinctive, introducing cutting-edge electronic music and soundscapes. There is a highly particular role for sound and music in science fiction, because it regularly has to expand the vistas and imagination of the shows and plays a crucial role in setting up the time and place. Notable for its adoption of electronic instruments and integration of music and effects, science fiction programs explore sonic capabilities offered through the evolution of sound technology and design, which has allowed for the precise control and creation of unique and otherworldly sounds. This collection of essays analyzes the style and context of music and sound design in Science Fiction television. It provides a wide range of in-depth analyses of seminal live-action series such as Doctor Who, The Twilight Zone, and Lost,  as well as animated series, such as The Jetsons. With thirteen essays from prominent contributors in the field of music and screen media, this anthology will appeal to students of Music and Media, as well as fans of science fiction television.

Product Description: Addressing how technology and creativity interrelate in the arts and culture of the late 20th century, this anthology combines a general introduction with a set of case studies from a range of international critics. The studies illuminate a rapidly developing area of culture that has often been characterized by sweeping generalizations but seldom analyzed in detail...read more

Product Description: During the 1950s and early 1960s, the musical exotica produced by performers such as Les Baxter, Martin Denny, and Arthur Lyman enjoyed international success. Widening the Horizon is the first in-depth analysis of the music and its cultural context. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Not Drowning, Waving formed in Melbourne in 1983. Over the next decade they became one of Australia's most original rock bands, recording a series of inventive albums and attracting critical acclaim. Music At The Borders provides a detailed history of one remarkable facet of their career, their long-term engagement with the music - and musicians - of Papua New Guinea...read more

An anthology of essays on the new syncretic, or "fusion", styles of music of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific region, who have adopted forms of popular music as an expression of their cultural identity.

Product Description: ""An exciting and informative anthology which will serve as an inspiration to both researchers and teachers."" -- European Journal of CommunicationWith the proliferation of films, television programs, and videos about the arts, this book tackles how these media outlets have approached their subject...read more

Product Description: "From Pop to Punk to Postmodernism" is a study of Australian popular music and popular culture. Drawing on a variety of critical perspectives, the contributors examine the connections between popular music, youth culture and national identity...read more

Explores the content and method of presentation of the pop music business as one of the media and the effect these have on our lives