Details for students enrolled in this course (syllabus, assignments, schedules, etc.) are available on our Canvas web site.
These web links point to sites that may be useful in illustrating and demonstrating some of the concepts we discuss in class. Luke Keller does not maintain these sites, nor is he responsible for their content. Please report broken links and suggest new links.
Acoustics and Vibration Animations
Properties of sound waves tutorial
Wave superposition and interference
Resonance in an oscillating system (mass and spring)
Standing transverse waves (on a string) video
Standing longitudinal waves (on a sPring) video
Wave, refraction, diffraction, and interference demo
Addition of waves demo
Beats and beat frequency demo
Doppler Effect demo
Sound intensity (very detailed)
Physics of Musical Instruments
Simulated Sound Production on Strings and Drums
Microphone specifications
Electrostatic speakers and Audio spotlight
Audio Signal sampling and digital audio file formats
How CDs and DVDs work (burning CDs)
Harmonic singing Chanticleer harmonic singing performance
Physics of musical instruments
Standing Waves on Plucked Strings