Nov 22, 2024  
Whittier College Catalog 2023-2024 
    
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PHYS 106 - The Nature of Sound


This course will examine what sound waves are, how they are produced and how we perceive them. Topics that will be covered include: measurement of the speed of sound; the natural vibrations of strings and air columns and their relationship to musical scales and intervals; the perception of loudness and pitch and its relation to the structure of the human ear; (Fourier) analysis of the frequency spectrum of sound waves.

Pre-req: MATH 76 or a score of 1 or higher on the Math Placement Exam
3 credits



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