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Physics 2030K: Physics of Music and Speech

The links in the active calendar below will take you material related to the day's agenda.
Day 1 Jan 9

Basic concepts
Day 2 Jan 11

Physical quantities
Day 17 Mar 5

Microphones and loudspeakers
Day 18 Mar 7

Auditorium acoustics
Day 3 Jan 16

Periodic Motion
Day 4 Jan 18

Periodic motion
Day 19 Mar 12

Spring Break
Day 20 Mar 14

Spring Break
Day 5 Jan 23

Basic wave phenomena
Day 6 Jan 25

Wave phenomena, resonance
Day 21 Mar 19

Auditorium acoustics
Day 22 Mar 21

Auditorium acoustics
Day 7 Jan 30

Resonance
Day 8 Feb 1

Quiz 1
Day 23 Mar 26

Sound reinforcement systems
Day 24 Mar 28

Musical scales and temperament
Day 9 Feb 6

Intro to ear and hearing
Day 10 Feb 8

Characterizing sound
Day 25 Apr 2

Musical scales and temperament
Day 26 Apr 4

Musical scales and temperament
Day 11 Feb 13

Sound measurement
Day 12 Feb 15

Sound measurement
Day 27 Apr 9


Quiz 3
Day 28 Apr 11

Acoustics of woodwind instruments
Day 13 Feb 20

Sound quality or timbre
Day 14 Feb 22

Analysis of sound
Day 29Apr 16

Acoustics of brass instruments
Day 30 Apr 18

Acoustics of strings, voice
Day 15 Feb 27

Sound synthesis
Day 16 Feb 29*

Quiz 2
Day 31 Apr 23

no class
Day 32 Apr 25


Final Exam
Index

Syllabus

Laboratory
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