Physics 2030K: Physics of Music and Speech

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Day 1 Jan 11

Basic concepts
Day 2 Jan 13

Physical quantities
Day 17 Mar 8

Spring Break
Day 18 Mar 10

Spring Break
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 15 Mar 1

Quiz 2
Day 16 Mar 3*

Sound synthesis
Day 31 Apr 28

Sound reproduction
Day 32 Apr 30

Home sound systems
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