The Physics of Sound and Music

PHYS 20071

Fall 2009


Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:00-3:15

118 Nieuwland Science Hall

 

Instructor:       Bruce Bunker / bunker@nd.edu / 1-7219 / 333G Nieuwland

                        Office hours:  Tuesdays 3:30-4:30, Wednesdays 1:30-2:30, or by appointment

 

TA:                  Wenting Lu / Wenting.Lu.32@nd.edu

 

Text:                Richard E. Berg and David G. Stork, The Physics of Sound, 3rd Edition

 

Course Description     Syllabus      Calendar     Grades on Concourse

 

 

 

Chapter

Questions

Problems

Due

1

5, 7, 9

2, 6

Sep. 3

2

4, 12, 15, 17

2,5

Sep. 10

3

3, 4, 9, 11

6

Sep. 17

4

8, 9, 10

3, 7

Sep. 24

5

2, 4, 8

5, 6

Oct. 1

6a

2, 4, 7

1, 2, 8

Oct. 9

6b

10, 11, 12, 14

-

Nov. 3

7

1, 4, 5, 7

1, 4

Nov. 12

8

2, 4, 5

1, 2

Nov. 19

9

2, 3

1, 2, 9

Nov. 24

 

Lecture Powerpoint Slides:

 

11-24-09.pdf

11-22-09.pdf

11-17-09.pdf

11-12-09.pdf

11-10-09.pdf

11-05-09.pdf

11-03-09.pdf

10-27-09.pdf

10-08-09.pdf

10-06-09.pdf

10-01-09.pdf

09-24-09.pdf

09-22-09.pdf

09-17-09.pdf

09-15-09.pdf

09-10-09.pdf

 

 

 

Link to some animations shown in class: 

Collection of vibration and wave animations @ Kettering University

Compressional standing wave applet

Fourier Synthesizer (Java Applet)