Mar 29, 2024  
2014 Summer Session Catalogue 
    
2014 Summer Session Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PY 175 - The Physics of Music


Instructor: COL John R. Thompson
Location: 211 Mallory Hall
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3

This course provides an introduction to the physical concepts that describe sound.  Emphasis is placed on describing how various types of musical instruments work, the physical mechanisms responsible for human and animal vocal sounds, and the quantitative analysis of these sounds. Knowledge of basic high school mathematics is assumed, but no prior coursework in physics is required. Note: Course open to non-science majors only.