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 11

Basic concepts
Day 2 Jan 13

Physical quantities
Day 17 Mar 8

Sound synthesis
Day 18 Mar 10

Quiz 2
Day 3 Jan 18

Periodic Motion
Day 4 Jan 20

Periodic motion
Day 19 Mar 15

Microphones and loudspeakers
Day 20 Mar 17

Auditorium acoustics
Day 5 Jan 25

Basic wave phenomena
Day 6 Jan 27

Wave phenomena, resonance
Day 21 Mar 22

Auditorium acoustics
Day 22 Mar 24

Auditorium acoustics
Day 7 Feb 1

Resonance
Day 8 Feb 3

Quiz 1
Day 23 Mar 29

Sound reinforcement systems
Day 24 Mar 31

Musical scales and temperament
Day 9 Feb 8

Intro to ear and hearing
Day 10 Feb 10

Characterizing sound
Day 25 Apr 5

Musical scales and temperament
Day 26 Apr 7

Musical scales and temperament
Day 11 Feb 15

Sound measurement
Day 12 Feb 17

Sound measurement
Day 27 Apr 12


Quiz 3
Day 28 Apr 14

Acoustics of woodwind instruments
Day 13 Feb 22

Sound quality or timbre
Day 14 Feb 24*

Analysis of sound
Day 29Apr 19

Acoustics of brass instruments
Day 30 Apr 21

Acoustics of strings, voice
Day 15Mar 1

Spring break
Day 16 Mar 3

Spring break
Day 31 Apr 26

Sound reproduction
Day 32 Apr 28


Final Exam
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