Homework Assignments
| Assignment | Due | Notes |
| HW #1 |
in BRKI 368 5:00 pm
Mon., Feb. 10 |
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| HW #2 |
in BRKI 368 5:00 pm
Mon., Feb. 17 |
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HW #3
[rev. 4/17] |
via Moodle 9:00 pm
Mon., Apr. 20 |
Use link in "Homework Submission" section of Moodle site;
correction to Prob. 1 |
Expository
Paper |
via Moodle 11:59 pm
Mon., Apr. 27 |
Topic selection due 9:00 pm Mon., Apr. 20 |
Check-In Assignments
| Assignment | Due | Notes |
| CI #1 |
5:00 pm Wed., Apr. 8 |
string & brass instruments |
| CI #2 |
9:00 pm Wed., Apr. 15 |
woodwind & percussion instruments |
Reading Assignments
| Week Of |
Textbook Sections |
Notes |
| Jan. 13–17 |
M: [none]
W: Chap. 1, 2; 3.1–3.6
F: Chap. 4 |
Skim Chapters 1 and 2. |
| Jan. 20–24 |
M: [none]
W: Chap. 4
F: 5.1–5.4 |
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| Jan. 27–31 |
M: Chap. 4
W: 5.1–5.4
F: 5.5–5.9, 6.1–6.3 |
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| Feb. 3–7 |
M: 6.1–6.3
W: 6.4–6.6
F: 7.1–7.3 |
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| Feb. 10–14 |
M: 7.4, 7.8, 8.1–8.4
W: 8.1–8.4
F: 8.5–8.15 |
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| Feb. 17–21 |
M: 8.3–8.6
W: [Exam #1]
F: 8.6–8.10 |
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| Feb. 24–28 |
M: 8.10–8.15
W: 9.1–9.4
F: 9.5–9.9 |
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| Mar. 2–6 |
M: 9.4
W: 9.5
F: 9.5–9.9, intro. to Pt. III |
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| Mar. 9–13 |
[Spring Recess] |
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| Mar. 16–20 |
Intro. to Pt. III |
Mon. & Wed. cancelled due to COVID-19 response. |
| Mar. 23–27 |
Chap. 10 |
string instruments |
| Mar. 30–Apr. 3 |
Chap. 11, begin Chap. 12 |
brass & woodwind instruments |
| Apr. 6–10 |
rest of Chap. 12, Chap. 13 |
woodwind & percussion instruments |
| Apr. 13–17 |
Chap. 14, Intro. to Pt. VI, begin Chap. 23 |
keyboard instruments & intro. to acoustics of rooms |
| Apr. 20–24 |
rest of Chap. 23, Chap. 24 |
acoustics of rooms &
electronic reinforcement of sound |
Notes:
- The section numbers specified above refer to the textbook by Rossing, Moore,
and Wheeler, 3rd edition.
- The designators "M," "W," and "F" refer to the topic coverage on the Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday, respectively, of that week.
Expository Paper Topics
The following topics have already been selected by students in the course.
Each student must select a topic that is substantially different from all
of the others.
If you really want to work on a topic that is listed below, please
contact me. You and the other student might be able to focus on separate,
distinct aspects of it.
Topics must be selected by 9:00 pm on Monday, April 20.
- Bagpipes and how they work
- Saxophone modified with traffic cone
- Sound damping and soundproofing in recording studios
- Operation and evolution of loudspeakers
- The musical saw and how it works
- Anatomical and mathematical aspects of human singing
- Operation and applications of brain-computer music interfaces
- The ChucK audio programming language
- Auto-Tune audio processor
- Psychological and biochemical responses to electronic dance music
- Audio distortion in vacuum tube amplifiers
- Foley generation of weapon and spaceship sounds in the film "Star Wars"
- Humbucker pickups for electric guitars
- Harmonicas and how they work
- The science of phonograph recordings
- Tuvan throat singing
- Health effects of noise pollution
- Hearing aid technology
- Turntables and how they work
- Klaxons and how they work
- Mutes for string instruments and how they work
- Electric guitar distortion effects
- Impact of material selection on the sound of percussion instruments
- Mutes for woodwind instruments and how they work
- Mathematical analysis of post-tonal music
- The science behind the emotional response to music
- Data compression and how it effects your music
- The theremin and how it works
- Pinch harmonics on the guitar
- Use of music in treatment of mental illness
- Audio processing in the film industry
- Audio equalizers and how they work
- The science of cochlear implants
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