CS382:Unit-probabilisticmodels

Bryan

Working from the core aspects of my senior capstone project, it seems like modeling rhythmic structures using a transition matrix structure could be a useful example of probabilistic models, where the matrix is filled with probabilities representing the likelihood of transitioning between "states" (ie beats in a measure). The matrix structure is simple, yet powerful. In my experience trying to explain my project to non-cs students, this aspect of transition probabilities seems the most intuitive. This unit could culminate in the students generating their own rhythmic model, where they choose time signature, etc, and run the model through a traversal program that generates a sequence of beats from their model. They would see how specifying probabilities is a useful way to describe the randomness present in the real world.