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Aug 17 |
First Class |
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Introduction and course overview, What is Music? |
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Aug 22 |
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2 |
1 |
The Nature of Sound: Basic Units |
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Aug 24 |
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3 |
2 |
Waves & Vibrations: |
| TUE |
Aug 29 |
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4 |
2 |
Simple Harmonic Oscillations |
| THUR |
Aug 31 |
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5 |
3 |
Sources of Sound |
| TUE |
Sep 05 |
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6 |
4 |
Reflection, Refraction, Diffraction, Interference |
| THUR |
Sep 07 |
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7 |
4 |
Doppler Effect; Beats |
| TUE |
Sep 12 |
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8 |
5 |
Amplitude, Energy, Intensity; Decibel Scale |
| THUR |
Sep 14 |
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9 |
5 |
Inverse Sq. Law; |
| TUE |
Sep 19 |
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10 |
5 |
Combined Levels & Interference |
| THUR |
Sep 21 |
EXAM 1 |
11 |
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Chpts. 1-5 |
| TUE |
Sep 26 |
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12 |
6 |
Go over Exam I; & Ch.6 intro |
| THUR |
Sep 28 |
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13 |
6 |
The Human Ear |
| TUE |
Oct 03 |
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14 |
6 |
Pitch, Frequency, Loudness |
| THUR |
Oct 05 |
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15 |
7 |
Scales; Harmonic Series |
| TUE |
Oct 10 |
Fall Break |
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| THUR |
Oct 12 |
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16 |
8 |
Periodic Waves & Fourier Spectra |
| TUE |
Oct 17 |
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17 |
9 |
Coupled Pendulums |
| THUR |
Oct 19 |
EXAM 2 |
18 |
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Chpts. 6-8 |
| TUE |
Oct 24 |
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19 |
9 |
go over Exam II; Drums, Cymbals, and Bells |
| THUR |
Oct 26 |
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20 |
15 |
Room Acoustics |
| TUE |
Oct 31 |
Drop Date |
21 |
10 |
Strings: The Piano |
| THUR |
Nov 02 |
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22 |
11 |
Violins |
| TUE |
Nov 07 |
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23 |
11 |
Violins(continued) |
| THUR |
Nov 09 |
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24 |
12 |
Blown Pipes & Flutes |
| TUE |
Nov 14 |
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25 |
12 |
Blown Pipes & Flutes (continues) |
| THUR |
Nov 16 |
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26 |
13 |
Organ Pipes; The Brass Family |
| TUE |
Nov 21 |
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27 |
13 |
Organ Pipes; The Brass Family: (continued) |
| THUR |
Nov 23 |
Thanksgiving |
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| TUE |
Nov 28 |
Last Class |
28 |
14 |
The Human Voice; Formants |
| THUR |
Dec 07 |
FINAL EXAM |
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8:00-11:00am |
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