Physics 115 - Physics Of Music

Fall
2013
01
4.00
V. Adrian Parsegian

M W F 3:35PM 4:25PM

UMass Amherst
39878
Waves, the production and perception of sound, the physical basis of pitch, timbre, resonance, dissonance, and musical scales. Concepts applied to orchestral instruments and auditorium acoustics. Fundamentals of electronic sound reproduction and recording. Elementary algebra and powers of ten notation used. (Gen.Ed. PS)
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