Conversions

Lecture4

Radiatedpowerfrommonopolesource

Lecture6Contd

IntensityandDecibels

Radiatedpowerfromdipolesource

Lecture2

Lecture5

Dopplereffect

Lecture3

(f1f0)/f0=V/v(Visspeedofsourcerelativetoobserver,
visspeedofthesound)

Lecture6

IntensityandAmplitude

OscillatoryMotion

MassonaSpring

Inversesquarelaw

SimplePendulum

VibratingaStretchedString

PropertiesofLogs

DifferenceinSILs


Lecture7

Earanatomy

Lecture8

Pentatonicscale:
startonDandgoupordownperfectfifthsandstopat
5notes
Pythagoreanscale:
Formedbyallthewhitekeysonthepiano.Starton
D,goupordownfifthstogenerate.Twointervalsshowupbetween
successivenotes,eitherTors.Tis9/8andsis256/243.
Ptolemaicscale(fivelimittuning):
Includesa5/4ratioforthemajorthird.
Startwithtonic,majorthird,andperfectfifth,thenraiseupanddowna
fifth.Shiftbyoctavesifneeded.Threeintervalsshowupbetween
successivenotes,eitherM,m,ors.Mis9/8,mis10/9,andsis16/15.
Equaltemperament:
allintervalsbetweensuccessivesemitonesare
1.059or2^(1/12)

Anatomyforhearing
outerear:auditorycanalcollectssoundsandtransmits
themtomiddleear
middleear:ossiclestransmitvibrationsfromouterearto
innerear,alsoprotectsagainstloudsoundswithtwosmall
musclesthatreacttosounds>90dB,actsasapressure
amplifierbyusingleverage
innerear:cochleaiswheresoundsareconvertedtonerve
impulsesandsentalongauditorynervetothebrain,
basilarmembraneisvibrated,20,000+haircellsinOrgan
ofCortidetectvibrationsandsendthemtotheauditory
nerve.

PythagoreanIntervals:
Octave2:1
Perfectfifth3:2
Perfectfourth4:3
Majorthird5:4
Minorthird6:5

Lecture9
Puretones(sinewaves)

Frequencyofaddedwaves

Intervalsandharmonicseries

Lecture10
Frequencyofacoupledpenduluminmode2(awayfromeachother)