Physics 301 "Physics of Sound" Spring 2012

Instructor: Prof. Sang-Wook Cheong, Serin 258, 732-445-5500 ext. 4607, email: sangc@physics.rutgers.edu
Office Hour: Wednesday 11 - 12 am

Lectures: Monday and Wednesday 1:55 PM - 2:50PM, Physics Lecture Hall
Labs: Wednesday (5:00 PM – 6:20 PM), Physics and Astronomy Building room 232
Lab instructor: Wei Dai, email: daiwei@physics.rutgers.edu

Homework grader: Wei Dai, email: daiwei@physics.rutgers.edu

The order and content of this webpage is still preliminary and subject to change.



Course Outline and Syllabus

Textbook: Principles of Vibration and Sound 2nd ed., by Rossing and Fletcher. (Available from the Rutgers Bookstore, or online e.g., at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com)

Format: The course consists of 2 lectures and 1 laboratory session each week.



Grading and Assessment: Final grades will be based on the following elements

You may check your scores here.

Prerequisites: Two terms of introductory physics and two terms of calculus. Primarily for science majors.



Lab Schedule and Manuals

All labs take place in Physics and Astronomy Building room 232

The order and content of lab schedule and lab manual is subject to change.

Date

Experiment

Jan 18

NO LAB

Jan 25

1. Introduction to Sound  ,  Lab Policies

Feb 1

2. Mechanical Resonance

Feb 8

3. Speed of Sound

Feb 15

4. Standing Waves on a String

Feb 22

5. Standing Waves in an Air Column

Feb 29

Review for Exam 1 and Makeup

Mar 7

6. Vibration of Plates & Bars

Mar 14

 Spring Break

Mar 21

7. Interference of Sound Waves

Mar 28

8. Intensity of Sound

Apr 4

9. Harmonics 

Apr 11

10. Auditory Illusions

Apr 18

11. Audio Amplifier

Apr 25

Review for Final and Makeup



Note that in the event of a snow day, the lab will be pushed back one week and the review and make up will be abandoned.  Make ups are only permissible on two days indicated, only one make up for each day, and only if the excuse is legitimate. 



SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL

Vibrations and normal modes:

Waves:

Fourier program and applets:

Voice and vocal formants:

Ear and hearing:

Music and musical instruments:

Miscellaneous: