Fall 2005 | |||||
DAY | LECTURE: | NOTES: | # | Chpt | TOPIC |
THUR | Aug 18 | First Class | 1 | 0 | Introduction and course overview, What is Music? |
TUE | Aug 23 | 2 | 1 | The Nature of Sound: Basic Units | |
THUR | Aug 25 | 3 | 2 | Waves & Vibrations: | |
TUE | Aug 30 | 4 | 2 | Simple Harmonic Oscillations | |
THUR | Sep 01 | 5 | 3 | Sources of Sound | |
TUE | Sep 06 | 6 | 4 | Reflection, Refraction, Diffraction, Interference | |
THUR | Sep 08 | 7 | 4 | Doppler Effect; Beats | |
TUE | Sep 13 | 8 | 5 | Amplitude, Energy, Intensity; Decibel Scale | |
THUR | Sep 15 | 9 | 5 | Inverse Sq. Law; | |
TUE | Sep 20 | 10 | 5 | Combined Levels & Interference | |
THUR | Sep 22 | EXAM 1 | 11 | Chpts. 1-5 | |
TUE | Sep 27 | 12 | 6 | Go over Exam I; & Ch.6 intro | |
THUR | Sep 29 | 13 | 6 | The Human Ear | |
TUE | Oct 04 | 14 | 6 | Pitch, Frequency, Loudness | |
THUR | Oct 06 | 15 | 7 | Scales; Harmonic Series | |
TUE | Oct 11 | Fall Break | |||
THUR | Oct 13 | 16 | 8 | Periodic Waves & Fourier Spectra | |
TUE | Oct 18 | 17 | 9 | Coupled Pendulums | |
THUR | Oct 20 | EXAM 2 | 18 | Chpts. 6-8 | |
TUE | Oct 25 | 19 | 9 | go over Exam II; Drums, Cymbals, and Bells | |
THUR | Oct 27 | 20 | 15 | Room Acoustics | |
TUE | Nov 01 | Drop Date | 21 | 10 | Strings: The Piano |
THUR | Nov 03 | 22 | 11 | Violins | |
TUE | Nov 08 | 23 | 11 | Violins(continued) | |
THUR | Nov 10 | 24 | 12 | Blown Pipes & Flutes | |
TUE | Nov 15 | 25 | 12 | Blown Pipes & Flutes (continues) | |
THUR | Nov 17 | 26 | 13 | Organ Pipes; The Brass Family | |
TUE | Nov 22 | 27 | 13 | Organ Pipes; The Brass Family: (continued) | |
THUR | Nov 24 | Thanksgiving | |||
TUE | Nov 29 | Last Class | 28 | 14 | The Human Voice; Formants |
TUE | Dec 06 | FINAL EXAM | 3:00-6:00pm | ||
Adjustments may be made depending on student interests/needs and unplanned events |