Physics 2030K: Physics of Music and Speech

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Day 1 Jan 8

Basic concepts
Day 2 Jan 10

Physical quantities
Day 17 Mar 4

Spring Break
Day 18 Mar 6

Spring Break
Day 3 Jan 15

Periodic Motion
Day 4 Jan 17

Periodic motion
Day 19 Mar 11

Microphones and loudspeakers
Day 20 Mar 13

Auditorium acoustics
Day 5 Jan 22

Basic wave phenomena
Day 6 Jan 24

Wave phenomena, resonance
Day 21 Mar 18

Auditorium acoustics
Day 22 Mar 20

Auditorium acoustics
Day 7 Jan 29

Resonance
Day 8 Jan 31

Quiz 1
Day 23 Mar 25

Sound reinforcement systems
Day 24 Mar 27

Musical scales and temperament
Day 9 Feb 5

Intro to ear and hearing
Day 10 Feb 7

Characterizing sound
Day 25 Apr 1

Musical scales and temperament
Day 26 Apr 3

Musical scales and temperament
Day 11 Feb 12

Sound measurement
Day 12 Feb 14

Sound measurement
Day 27 Apr 8

Quiz 3
Day 28 Apr 10

Acoustics of woodwind instruments
Day 13 Feb 19

Sound quality or timbre
Day 14 Feb 21

Analysis of sound
Day 29Apr 15

Acoustics of brass instruments
Day 30 Apr 17

Acoustics of strings, voice
Day 15 Feb 26

Quiz 2
Day 16 Feb 28*

Sound synthesis
Day 31 Apr 22

Sound reproduction
Day 32 Apr 24

Home sound systems
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