Lecture Topics
1 Aug. 27: course intro
2 Aug. 29: simple harmonic oscillator 1
3 Sept. 3: simple harmonic oscillator 2
4 Sept. 5: damping and normal modes
5 Sept. 10: pressure, polarization, sound speed, wavelength
6 Sept. 12: wavelength, frequency, and wave speed
7 Sept. 17: standing waves on strings 1
8 Sept. 19: standing waves on strings 2
9 Sept. 24: standing waves in tubes 1
10 Sept. 26: standing waves in tubes 2
11 Oct. 1: timbre and Fourier I
12 Oct. 3: timbre and Fourier II
13 Oct. 8: sound intensity and dB
14 Oct. 10: midterm review
15 Oct. 15: midterm exam
16 Oct. 17: intervals, scales, note names
17 Oct. 22: tuning systems 1
18 Oct. 24: tuning systems 2
19 Oct. 29: snow day
20 Oct. 31: hearing, loudness, masking, and JNDs
21 Nov. 5: room acoustics
22 Nov. 7: percussion and string instruments
23 Nov. 12: winds I
24 Nov. 14: winds II
25 Nov. 19: voice I
26 Nov. 21: voice II
27 Dec. 3: digital audio I
28 Dec. 5: degital audio II
29 Dec. 10: review I
30 Dec. 12: review II