April 26, 2002

At Fullerton College, Music Brings Math Alive

Fullerton College's Stephen L. Plett could simply present a sequence of problems involving fractions to his students. But why be dull when there's harmony in numbers?

The California community-college mathematics professor -- who is also a member of his church orchestra -- has students close their eyes and imagine a vibrating string while he strums the Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," among other songs, on his guitar. The students are all ears.

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