{"id":1940,"date":"2022-10-09T17:37:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-09T17:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/holden\/?page_id=1940"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:38:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:38:24","slug":"math-341-the-science-and-art-of-light-and-sound","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/holden\/math-341-the-science-and-art-of-light-and-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"Math 341: The Science and Art of Light and Sound"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fall 2026-2027<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisite:<\/strong>\u00a0 MA222 (may be taken concurrently)<br \/>\n<strong>Credits:<\/strong>\u00a0 4<br \/>\n<b>Instructor:<\/b> Joshua Holden<br \/>\n<b>Office:<\/b>\u00a0 FL107<br \/>\n<b>Office Phone:<\/b> 877-8320<br \/>\n<b>E-mail:<\/b> <a href=\"mailto:holden@rose-hulman.edu\"><code>holden@rose-hulman.edu<\/code><\/a><br \/>\n<b>Web Page:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rose-hulman.edu\/%7Eholden\"><code>http:\/\/www.rose-hulman.edu\/~holden<\/code><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Description<\/h3>\n<p>What is color, and how do we see it?<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1940 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/holden\/math-341-the-science-and-art-of-light-and-sound\/220px-albers_color_model\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/holden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2022\/10\/220px-Albers_color_model.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/holden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2022\/10\/220px-Albers_color_model.png 220w, https:\/\/wordpress.rose-hulman.edu\/holden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/63\/2022\/10\/220px-Albers_color_model-150x150.png 150w\" 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Prerequisite:\u00a0 MA222 (may be taken concurrently) Credits:\u00a0 4 Instructor: Joshua Holden Office:\u00a0 FL107 Office Phone: 877-8320 E-mail: holden@rose-hulman.edu Web Page: http:\/\/www.rose-hulman.edu\/~holden Description What is color, and how do we see it? How do optical illusions work? What is the mathematics behind sound waves? 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