Text: The Physics of Sound 2nd Ed. by Berg and Stork
A lab packet for Physics 2030K should be obtained from The Print Shop
Jan 11 Ch 1, Exercises 4,6,8,9,11 Feb 8 Ch 6, Paper outline
due
Jan 13 Ch 1, Basic physical
Feb 10 Ch 6 Sound levels
Quantities
Jan 18 Ch 2,Ex 1,2,4,6,10
Feb 15 Ch 6
Jan 20 Ch 2
Feb 17 Ch 4, Ex 3,4,5,6,7
Lab: Intro to Periodic Motion
Lab: Cavity resonance
Jan 25 Ch 3, Topics from Ch 10 Feb 22
Ch 4, Topics from Ch 12
Jan 27 Ch 3,Ex 1,3,5,6
Feb 24 Ch 5, Ex 1
Lab: Resonance Tube, Velocity
Lab: Musical Instrument
of Sound in Air
Tones
Feb 1 Quiz 1
Feb 29 Quiz 2
Feb 3 Ch 6, Ex 2,3,5,11,13
Mar 2 Ch 7, Ex 1,7,8,10
Lab: Kundt's Tube, Velocity
Lab: Musical Instrument
of sound in solids
Tones
Mar 7 Spring Break
Apr 4 Ch 10
Mar 9 Spring Break
Apr 7 Ch 10
Mar 14 Ch 7 Loudspeakers
Apr 11 Ch 11
Mar 16 Ch 8, Ex 1,2
Apr 13 Ch 11,12 Paper Due
Lab: Sound Analysis
Mar 21 Ch 8
Apr 18 Ch 12
Mar 23 Ch 9
Apr 20 Quiz 4
Lab: Sound Spectrum Analyzer
Mar 28 Ch 9
Apr 25 Sound reproduction
Mar 30 Quiz 3
Apr 27 Special topics
Lab: Loudspeaker Resonance
May 4, Thursday, 8 AM Final examination in regular classroom.
* Mar 3 is the last day to withdraw without a mandatory WF
Notes and General Information:
Grading: There will be four 1hr quizzes, a paper which be graded as equivalent to a 1hr quiz, and a comprehensive final exam which will count twice as much as a 1hr quiz. The total of those grades will constitute 75% of the final grade. The laboratory counts 25% of the grade. No grade is assigned without completion of the laboratory.
Make-ups: A comprehensive make-up quiz will be given during the week
of Apr 24 for anyone who misses one of the regular class quizzes for a
reason acceptable to the instructor. There is no provision for making up
two missed exams. Laboratory attendance is mandatory; i.e., a missed laboratory
will be averaged as a zero in the lab grade. The lowest lab grade will
be dropped, but make-up labs will not be available.
Physics 2030K Paper
Since Physics 2030K is a broad survey of a large number of acoustics
topics, the depth of coverage of any given topic is limited. The intent
of the paper requirement is to get you to explore one sound topic
of your choice in somewhat greater depth than the general coverage in the
course. Many people in the past have used this as an opportunity to study
the acoustics of an instrument they played, or the acoustics of the voice,
the hearing process, auditorium acoustics, the principles of operation
of some sound reproduction hardware, etc., etc. The main limitation on
the nature of the paper is that it should explore the physical principles
involved, i.e., "How does it work?", or "What does it do and how does it
do it?" Although some historical background may be desirable, the paper
should not be primarily a historical survey.
A typical length for a paper is 7 or 8 pages, double-spaced typing.
You should have at least two outside references other than the class textbook.
20% of the paper grade will be based on the bibliography with a possibility
of a small amount of extra credit. You should have a bibliography with
all references consulted and with a one or two sentence comment on the
usefulness and quality of that reference. You should also note where you
found the reference and include the call number if you got it from the
GSU or other local library. Footnotes are not required, but any significant
new information or any numerical data should be referenced to its source,
say by a superscript or bracketed number referring to the numbered bibliography.
It is not necessary to separate the bibliography and a "references cited"
list. The following examples the desired form for bibliography
entries:
Hutchins, C.M., "The Physics of Violins," Scientific American
Vol 207, November,
1962, p79.
Backus, John, The Acoustical Foundations of Music, 2nd Ed., New York:W.W. Norton Co.,(1977).
We can provide some references, but if you choose to study some recent
topic in sound reproduction, the current periodicals will be the best sources
and we will not be that up-to-date in our bibliography. A useful
source of up-to-date information about consumer products, including all
kinds of audio and electronic devices, is Consumers Index to Product Evaluations
and Information Sources. Its call number in the GSU library is TX335.C676
.