The chapters listed below refer to the chapters in the book Gödel, Escher, Bach. See the Readings section.
| WEEK # | TOPICS | DIALOGUES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction-Chapter III: Welcome, Tools for Thinking, Formal Systems | Three part invention; two-part invention; sonata for unaccompanied Achilles; contracrostipunctus |
| 2 | Chapter IV: Consistency, Completeness, and Geometry | Little harmonic Labyrinth |
| 3 | Chapter V: Recursive Structures and Processes | Canon by intervallic augmentation |
| 4 | Chapter VI: The Location of Meaning | Crab canon |
| 5 | Chapter VIII: Typographical Number Theory | A Mu offering |
| 6 | Chapter IX: Mumon and Gödel | Edifying thoughts of a tobacco smoker |
| 7 | Chapter XVI: Self-Ref and Self-Rep | Prelude...; ...ant fugue |
| 8 | XI: Brains and Thoughts | None scheduled |