READING AND HOMEWORK ASSIGMENTS
Reading Assignments are from The Science of Sound, 3rd Edition, by T.D. Rossing, F.R. Moore, & P.A. Wheeler
HW Assignments are due at the beginning of lab on Friday of the week indicated
| Week of | Reading Assignment | HW Assignment |
| Jan 17 |
Chap 1 Intro to Sound |
none |
| Jan 24 |
Chap 2 & 3 (3.1-3.4) Simple Harmonic Motion/Waves |
Assignment 1 |
| Jan 31 |
Chap 3 (3.5-3.12) Speed of waves Elastic behavior |
Assignment 2 |
| Feb 7 |
Chap 4 Doppler/Refl/Refr/Diffr/Interfer Resonance |
Assignment 3 |
| Feb 14 |
Chap 4 (finish) Resonance |
Assignment 4 |
| Feb 21 |
Chap 5 & Chap 6 (6.1-6.4) Hearing Sound Intensity |
Assignment 5 |
| Feb 28 |
Chap 6 (6.5-6.13) Perception of Sound Sound Localization/Masking |
Assignment 6 |
| Mar 7 |
Chap 7 Pitch/Timbre Fourier Analysis |
Assignment 7 |
| Mar 14 | Spring Break | none |
| Mar 21 |
Beats/Dissonance/Consonance Mar 24 "Bring in Your Instrument" |
none |
| Mar 28 |
Chap 9 Musical Scales |
Assignment 8 |
| Apr 4 |
Chap 10 Violin |
none |
| Apr 11 |
Apr 11 Midterm Exam Human Speech (Chap 15) |
Assignment 9 |
| Apr 18 |
Human Speech (Chap 16) Apr 21 Student Presentations |
Assignment 10 |
| Apr 25 | Student Presentations | none |
| May 2 | Student Presentations | none |
| May 6 | NO FINAL EXAM | none |
Please send any comments to Jack Hughes, jph@physics.rutgers.edu.
Revised April 7, 2005