Course Schedule

Lecture Topics and Notes (posted after class)

Homework (updated)

All homework is due before class begins. Note the following abreviations are given by, Ch: chapter, R: review question, E: exercise, Q: questions for thought. All problems will be from Rossing unless otherwise noted.

Due on	Book Problems
Dec 5.	Ch1 R3, R4; Ch2 E1
Dec 7.	Ch2 E3, E6
Dec 10.	Ch2 R10; Ch3 R3, E9
Dec 12.	Ch3 R4, Q7
Dec 14.	Finish Reading Ch3
Dec 17.	Ch3 R11, R13, E4
Dec 19.	Ch3 R15, E2
Jan 9,	Read sound analysis activity handout
Jan 11,	Ch4: R11, E3 Read Chapter 7: 135-144 Ch7: E11
Jan 14,	Ch10: R3, R6
Jan 16,	Finish Reading Chapter 10 Read Chapter 11 Review work we've done so far
Jan 18,	Ch4: E7 Ch10: E7 Finish Reading Chapter 11 if haven't already
Jan 21,	Pick one thing we have not talked about from one of the following chapters: 10, 11, or 12. Write a short paragraph explaining the science behind this fact. Be prepared for a reading quiz on the material from these chapters that we have covered.
Jan 23,	Take a break
Jan 25,	Take a break
Jan 28,	Ch11: E1 Ch12: Q3 Ch13: Q3
Jan 30,	Take a break
Feb 4,	More break
Feb 6,	More break
Feb 8,	Ch5: R10, E1 Ch6: E2, E4
Feb 11,	Ch15: R6, Q1, E9 (note F10 = 536 Hz)
Feb 13,	Finish reading chapter 15 if haven't already Read chapter 16
Feb 15,	Ch23: R6, E2
Feb 18,	Skim Ch24 Read Ch25 Ch25: R2, R15, E4 (do E1 instead of E4 if you like)
	No more homework!

 
Homework Solutions (click on link below):

Note that the files are updated and overwritten periodically with new solutions, though the link may look the same, it will be different as we finish HW for the week and I update solutions.

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Schedule:

Week	Date	Topic	Chapters	Assignment Due
1	Dec. 3	Intro, survey, pictures, “What is Sound?”	1, 3
	Dec. 5	Vibrating Systems: Simple Harmonic Oscillator	2	Ch1: R3, R4; Ch2: E1
	Dec. 7	Vibrating systems cont., coupled oscillators	2	Ch2: E3, E6
2	Dec. 10	Waves: frequency, wavelength, speed, graphical  representation	3	Ch2: R10; Ch3: R3, E9
	Dec. 12	Waves: traveling wave, sound wave, reflection	3	Ch3: R4, Q7
	Dec. 14	Reflection, refraction, Doppler effect	3	Finish Reading Chapter 3
3	Dec. 17	Interference, diffraction	3	Ch3:  R11, R13, E4
	Dec. 19	Review for Exam		Ch3: R15, E2
	Dec. 21	Exam 1		Study for Exam
Winter Break
4	Jan. 7	Resonance	4	Welcome back!
	Jan. 9	Temporal and Spectral Analysis of Sound (recording activity, bring your instrument)	7	Read sound analysis activity handout
	Jan. 11	Fourier Analysis, Timbre, Envelope Instruments synthesized from pure tones: Organ Piano Chimes	7	Ch4: R11, E3 Read Chapter 7: 135-144 Ch7: E11
5	Jan. 14	String Instruments	10	Ch10: R3, R6
	Jan. 16	NOVA Video: What is Music?		Finish Reading Chapter 10 Read Chapter 11 Review work we've done so far
	Jan. 18	Brass and Woodwinds	11,12	Ch4: E7 Ch10: E7
6	Jan. 21	Percussion	13	Pick one thing we have not talked about from one of the following chapters: 10, 11, or 12. Write a short paragraph explaining the science behind this fact. Be prepared for a reading quiz on the material from these chapters we have covered.
	Jan. 23	No Lecture		Take a break
	Jan. 25	No Lecture		Take a break
7	Jan. 28	Notes, scales, temperament, harmony, pitch	8,9	Ch11: E1 Ch12: Q3 Ch13: Q3
	Jan. 30	Review for Exam 2		Take a break
	Feb. 1	Exam 2		Take a break
8	Feb. 4	Hearing, Power, Loudness Low freq elephant communication: Cornell Bioacoustics lab (elephant listening project)	5,6	Take a break
	Feb. 6	Snow day class canceled		Take a break
	Feb. 8	Structure of the ear, Auditory Perception, Sound localization, Cochlear implants Listening demo: Sentence Comprehension vs. number of channels	5,6,7	Ch5: R10, E1 Ch6: E2, E4
9	Feb. 11	Speech production: Guest Lecturer Professor Kathy Jakielski, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders	15	Read Chapter 15 Ch15: R6, Q1, E9 (note F10 = 536 Hz)
	Feb. 13	Analysis of speech (spectrographic techniqes): Guest Lecturer Professor Kathy Jakielski, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders	16	Finish reading chapter 15 if haven't already; Read chapter 16
	Feb. 15	Auditorium Acoustics	23	Ch23: R6, E2
10	Feb. 18	Concert halls, small rooms, home listening rooms, and recording studios	24,25	Skim Ch24 Read Ch25 Ch25: R2, R15, E4 (do E1 instead of E4 if you like)
	Feb. 20	Concert hall acoustics, recording enhancement, repair: Guest Lecture Professor Jon Hurty, Department of Music		No more homework!
	Feb. 22	Evaluation, Sound Demonstrations by Marc Hayes
Finals	Feb. 26	Exam 3 (Final) 3:00 pm, Tues