P105 Schedule

Week 1 (Aug 30 - Sep 3)

Mon: Introduction: Explanation of course requirements
Wed: Scientific Notation and Units: Reading: Appendices A.1-A.2,4
Problems: S1-S3 and Rossing 1.3
Solutions
Fri: Graphical Representation of Kinematics: Reading: Rossing 1.1-1.3
Problems: S4-S5 and Rossing 1.1,8
Solutions

Week 2 (Sep 6 - 10)

Mon: More on Kinematics: Velocity and Acceleration: Reading: Rossing 1.3-4
Problems: S6 and Rossing 1.2,5
Solutions
Wed: Force and Motion: Reading: Rossing 1.5 - 1.6
Problems: S7-S9 and Rossing 1.6,7
Solutions
Fri: Work, Energy, and Power: Reading: Rossing 1.7-8 and review Rossing chapter 1
Problems:S10-12 and Rossing 1.10
Solutions
First Quiz

Week 3 (Sep 13 -17)

Mon: Describing oscillations: Reading: Rossing 2.3-2.8
Problems: S13-14 and Rossing 2.1,2,7
Solutions
Wed: The mass-spring system: Reading: Rossing 2.1-2.2
Problems: S15-S16 and Rossing 2.5
Solutions
Fri: Problem solving: Reading:
Problems:
Second Quiz

Week 4 (Sep 20 - 24)

Mon: Resonance: Reading:
Wed: Summary of oscillations
Fri: Problem solving: Third Quiz

Week 5 (Sep 27 - Oct 1)

Mon: Acoustic oscillators: Reading: Rossing 2.3
Wed: Introduction to waves: Reading: Rossing 3.1-2
Problems: S17-S18 and Rossing 3.1,4,6
Solutions
Fri: Waves-II and Wave Reflection: Reading: Rossing 3.2-5; Fourth Quiz

Week 6 (Oct 4 - Oct 8)

Mon: Interference: Reading: Rossing 3.4
First Midterm Review Session (7:00 pm)
Wed: First Midterm Click here for midterm formulae sheet
Fri: No Class

Week 7 (Oct 11 - Oct 15)

Mon: Standing Waves and standing waves on strings: Reading: Rossing 4.3 and 4.4
Problems: S19 and Rossing 4.6
Solutions
Wed: Standing waves in pipes: Reading Rossing 4.5
Problems: Rossing 4.3
Solutions
Fri: Aspects of sound: Reading: Rossing 5.1 through 5.6
Problems: Rossing 5.1,2,3,5
Solutions; Fifth Quiz

Week 8 (Oct 18 - Oct 22)

Mon: Logarithms and sound: Reading: Rossing 5.6-8
Problems: Rossing 5.8,9
Solutions
Wed: Loudness: Reading Rossing 6.1
Problems: Rossing 6.4, 9
Solutions
Fri: Problem Solving: Sixth Quiz

Week 9 (Oct 25 - Oct 29)

Mon: Sound intensity and power: Reading Rossing 6.2-4
Problems: S20-21
Solutions:
Wed: Sound levels from multiple sources: Reading: Rossing 6.3
Problems: S22-23 and Rossing 6.3
Solutions
Fri: Problem Solving: Seventh Quiz

Week 10 (Nov 1 - Nov 5)

Mon: Complex Waveforms: Reading: Rossing 7.9-10
Problems: S24
Solutions
Wed: Superposition of two pure tones
Fri: Synthesis of complex waveforms: Eighth Quiz

Week 11 (Nov 8 - Nov 12)

Mon: Example of superposition
Wed: Review for Exam 2
Fri: Second Midterm

Week 12 (Nov 15 - Nov 19)

Mon: Beats: Reading: Rossing 8.4,7
Problems: Rossing 8.2
Solutions
Wed: The ear and the auditory system: Reading: Rossing 5.2-4
Problems: Rossing 5.3
Fri: Problem solving: Nineth Quiz

Week 13 (Nov 22 - Nov 26)

Mon: Beats: Reading:
Problems:
Wed: Thanksgiving break
Fri: Thanksgiving break

Week 14 (Nov 29 - Dec 3)

Mon: Consonance and dissonance: Reading: Rossing 8.5-6,9-10
Problems: S25
Solutions
Wed: Sources of sound in speech: Reading:
Fri: Formants: Reading:
Problems:; Tenth Quiz

Week 15 (Dec 6 - Dec 10)

Mon: Speech production (part 1): Reading:
Wed: Speech production (part 2): Reading:
Fri: Review for Final Exam

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Last updated: 14 Oct 1999Comments: bland@indiana.edu