Physics 341- Spring 2004

Physics of Music

The Course structure and content

Math Quiz-- this was the math quiz I gave in the first lecture to give me a feeling about the mathematical level of the class, together with the solutions.
Here is the histogram of the number of people on each question who got it right. This year's results are much higher than in the past. ( Here are last year's results)

Note: I send emails to the class via Bcc (blind carbon copy) so that everyone is not given everyone else's email addresses. Unfortunately some service providers see this as an indication that this is spam and dumps the mail into a junk, or spam, or other labeled folder. I do not know how to get around this as I do not want to give everyone everyone else's email, I do not want to enter all 50 separate email addresses as separate emails, but I want people to get them. Please remember to look into your junk/spam/... folder as well. If you have any suggestion, pls let me know.

Lecture notes for the lecture on the oboe/saxaphone given during the TA strike last year.
Oboe

Notes-- various reading throughout the year.

These are last year's notes at present and may be revised as we approach the lectures on these topics
  • Pitch -Frequency
  • Temperaments
  • Just tuning
  • Noise notes
  • UK Noise regulations
  • Fourier Transforms Notes
  • Speaker Design
  • Negative Damping
  • Tuva Throat Singing Spectrum

    Assignments

    Note-- I have included both html and pdf versions. If the figures do not come out on the html version, please either upgrade your browser (the figures are in .png format) or use the pdf version which you can view with Acroread Acrobat Reader.

    Solutions

    Readings (Whole Year 2003 )

    These are suggested chapters in the texts for material which I covered last year which may throw light on my lectures. Note that you are responsible for the lecture content, but these chapeters may help. They at times cover more than I did.

  • Rossing et al-- 3rd Edition
    Chapters.section(s)
    1,
    2,
    3.1-5, 3.10-11,
    4.1-5,4.7,4.9,
    5.1-3,5.5,5.6,5.7,
    6.1-3,
    7.1-2, 7.8-10,
    8.1-4, 8.10-12,
    9,
    10.1-7,10.9,
    11.1-3,11.5,11.9,11.13
    12.1,12.3-11,
    13.1-3,13.7,
    15.1-3,15.5
    17.1,17.3
    19.1-3,19.5,19.6,19.8
    20.1,
    23.1-4,13.7,
    30.1-3,
    31.1-3,
    32.3

  • Benade
    1.1,
    2.2,
    3.1-4,
    4.2,4.5,4.7,4.8,
    5.4-8,
    6,
    7,
    8.1-3,8.5
    9.4,
    10.1,10.3,10.6,
    11.1-4,11.6,11.9,
    12.2,12.3(p213-215)
    , 13.1-3,
    14.1,14.3,14.4
    15.1,15.3,15.4,
    16.1, 16.2(partial),16.4,16.7,
    19.2,19.2(however his explanation of the voice negative resistance is suspect),19.3-5
    20.1,20.1,20.5,20.6,20.8 (esp last part of transmission function
    which is what I called efficiency)
    21.1(first half), 21.2,,21.4 explaines one of the homework problems
    22.3(first three pages),22.4,22.6(first half), 22.7 is another homework problem
    23.1,23.2,23.4
    24.1,24.2(parts),
    26.4