The following schedule is subject to change.
| Date | Topic | Sections | Problems | Lab |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep. 2 | Introduction; Simple Harmonic Motion | 1.1 -- 1.3 | Q 1.1, 1.4, 1.5, P1.2 | No Lab |
| Sep. 7 | Damped, Driven, and Combined Oscillations | 1.4 -- 1.5 | Q 1.6, 1.7, 1.10, P1.6 | Simple Vibrating Systems |
| Sep. 9 | Wave Basics | 2.1 -- 1.2 | Q 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, P2.5 | Simple Vibrating Systems |
| Sep. 14 | Wave Behavior | 2.3 -- 2.5 | Q 2.7, 2.9, 2.12, 2.15 | The Oscilloscope |
| Sep. 16 | Extreme Waves | 2.6 -- 2.9 | Q 2.17, P 2.8 | The Oscilloscope |
| Sep. 21 | Standing Waves and Resonance | 3.1 -- 3.2 | Q 3.2, 3.5 | Properties of Waves |
| Sep. 23 | String and Tube Waves | 3.3 -- 3.5 | Q 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.10, P 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.6 | Properties of Waves |
| Sep. 28 | Complex Waves | 4.1 -- 4.2 | Q 4.1, 4.2, P 4.1, 4.2, 4.5 | Beats, Tuning and Pitch |
| Sep. 30 | Tone Quality | 4.3 -- 4.4 | Q 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.7, 4.9, P 4.7 | Beats, Tuning and Pitch |
| Oct. 5 | Exam 1 | 1.1 -- 4.4 | No Lab | |
| Oct. 7 | Synthesis of Musical Sounds | 5.1 -- 5.2 | Q 5.2, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 | No Lab |
| Oct. 12 | Electronic Music | 5.3 -- 5.4 | Standing Waves on Strings | |
| Oct. 14 | Human Hearing 1 | 6.1 -- 6.4 | Q 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5, P 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 | Standing Waves on Strings |
| Oct. 19 | Human Hearing 2 | 6.4 -- 6.11 | Q 6.7, 6.8, P 6.5 | Standing Waves in Air |
| Oct. 21 | Human Voice | 6.12 -- 6.14 | Q 6.10, 6.11, 6.18 | Standing Waves in Air |
| Oct. 26 | Microphones | 7.1 -- 7.3 | Q 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, P 7.1 | Sound Levels |
| Oct. 28 | Speakers and Amps | 7.4 -- 7.7 | Q 7.8, 7.10 | Sound Levels |
| Nov. 2 | Sound Recording | 7.8 -- 7.10 | P 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 | Ear Sensitivity |
| Nov. 4 | Room Acousitics | 8.1 -- 8.5 | Q 8.1, 8.2, 8.6, 8.10 | Ear Sensitivity |
| Nov. 9 | Exam 2 | 5.1 -- 8.5 | No Lab | |
| Nov. 11 | Pitch 1 | 9.1 -- 9.4 | Q 9.1, 9.2 | No Lab |
| Nov. 16 | Pitch 2 | 9.5 -- 9.8 | Musical Instruments | |
| Nov. 18 | Woodwinds 1 | 10.1 -- 10.5 | Q 10.6, P 10.1, 10.3 | Musical Instruments |
| Nov. 23 | Woodwinds 2 | 10.6 -- 10.9 | Q 10.11, 10.12, P 10.6, 10.7, 10.8 | No Lab |
| Nov. 25 | Thanksgiving Holiday | |||
| Nov. 39 | Brass | 11.1 -- 11.6 | Q 11.1, 11.5, 11.10, P 11.4, 11.6 | Musical Intervals |
| Dec. 2 | Stringed Instruments | 12.1 -- 12.4 | Q 12.1, 12.2, P 12.1 | Musical Intervals |
| Dec. 7 | The Piano | 13.1 --1 13.4 | Q 13.1, 13.3, 13.8, P 13.1, 13.3, 13.4, 13.7 | No Lab |
| Dec. 9 | Percussion Instruments | 14.1 -- 14.4 | Q 14.1, 14.3, 14.4, P 14.1 | No Lab |
| Dec. 14 | Study Day | |||
| Dec. 17 | Final Exam | 9.1 -- 14.4 |