College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Oscillations / Acoustics
Oscillations
Pendula
Physical Pendula
Springs and Oscillators
Simple Harmonic Motion
Damped Oscillators
Driven Mechanical Resonance
Coupled Oscillations
Normal Modes
Lissajous Figures
Non-Linear Systems
Wave Motion
Transverse Pulses and Wave
Longitudinal Pulses and Waves
Standing Waves
Impedance and Dispersion
Compound Waves
Wave Properties of Sound
Phase and Group Velocity
Reflection and Refraction (Sound)
Transfer of Energy in Waves
Doppler Effect
Shock Waves
Interference and Diffraction
Interference and Diffraction of Sound
Beats
Coupled Resonators
Acoustics
The Ear
Pitch
Intensity and Attenuation
Architectural Acoustics
Wave Analysis and Synthesis
Music Perception and the Voice
Instruments
Resonance in Strings
Stringed Instruments
Resonance Cavities
Air Column Instruments
Resonance in Plates, Bars, Solids
Tuning Forks
Electronic Instruments
Sound Reproduction
Loudspeakers
Microphones
Amplifiers
Recorders
Digital Systems
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