Physics of Sound 301
Spring 2005

COURSE OUTLINE

Course Supervisor and Lecturer: Prof. Jack Hughes, Busch Campus, Serin-307, Tel: (732)445-0980, e-mail: jph@physics.rutgers.edu

Teaching Assistant and Laboratory Instructor: Young Jai Choi, Busch Campus, SRN-229W, Tel: (732)445-0298, e-mail: phylove@physics.rutgers.edu

Textbook: The Science of Sound, 3rd Edition, by T.D. Rossing, F.R. Moore, & P.A. Wheeler (required) available from the bookstore.

Overview: The scientific basis of sound: waves, vibrating systems, normal modes, Fourier analysis and synthesis, perception and measurement of sound, noise, musical instruments, room acoustics, sound recording and reproduction, electronic synthesizers, and digital sound.

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

Announcements: Special announcements will be posted on the web. The home page for the course is http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/~jackph/2005s

Office Hours: Your TA will announce his office hour the first week of class. You may also come by Prof. Hughes' office anytime or send him questions via e-mail.

Prerequisites:

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



The address of this page is http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/~jackph/2005s/intro301.html

Please send any comments to Jack Hughes, jph@physics.rutgers.edu.

Revised January 7, 2005