Acoustics Assignment Page
| due date | reading | problems |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 7 | Rigden Chap 1 & 2 | 2.2, 5, 6, 11, 12. Observe a non-musical oscillator; determine its frequency. Be prepared to tell us about it - bring it in if possible. |
| Wed, Sep 8 | Chap 3 | 3.2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 |
| Thu, Sep 9 | Chap 4, 5 | 4.2-4, 4.6, 8, 9; 5.1, 2, 5 |
| Fri, Sep 10 | Chap 6, 7(Begin reading 7.) | 6.2, 4, 5, 7, 8; 7. Also, bring in something interesting to analyze. |
| Fri, Sep 10 | review! | There will be a short test/quiz distributed at the end of class, to be turned in by the end of the day. |
| Mon, Sep 13 | Chap 7, 8 | 7.1-4, 8, 9, 11; 8.4, 8-10, 12, 14, 15, 17 |
| Tue, Sep 14 | review | Prepare for, and begin if possible, the lab. |
| Wed, Sep 15 | Chap 9 | 9.1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 14-16 |
| Thu, Sep 16 | Chap 10, Chap 11 | 11.2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9; begin thinking about a project, that is, choose a subject on which you will make a presentation to the class. |
| Fri, Sep 17 | Chap 11; review! and, a bit about Stradivarius | 11.12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22 (combine this with the question from this morning), 23, 25. |
| Mon, Sep 20 | Chap 12 | Solve the Steinway Mystery; 12.2, 3, 4, 8, 13, 14, 16; make a rough calculation of the reverberation time in our classroom. |
| Mon, Sep 20 | Choose a project! | |
| Tue, Sep 21 | Chap 13 | 13.2, 13.4-14 |
| Wed, Sep 22 | prepare for the lab, and work on your projects. | |
| Thu, Sep 23 | Chap 14 ; read about CDs, maybe at howstuffworks.com (read about recording, too) | Turn in your papers from the lab. If you're not too busy with your project, do the problems listed below. |
| Tue, Sep 28 | 14.9, 14-20, 24, 26, 27 | |