Course: Sound Physics

Project Learning

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Your final project should involve using Audacity and/or Visual Analyzer and a presentation process of your choosing, (Prezi, PowerPoint, Google Docs, Video etc) to visualize, analyze, compare and contrast, measure and create files which demonstrate your understanding of the physics principles of sound and the relationship of sound to a real world process you are interested in.  It should include wave analysis, data and calculations of such items as period and frequency, overtones related to instrument length etc.  You should work with another member of the course to collaborate on your project and presentation.  The presentation should be able to be made available online.

Examples of topics (not exhaustive) to explore and research include:

- Bird Songs
- Human Voice e.g. vowels, consonants, singing notes, harmony, Tibetan monks etc
- Musical Instruments (Make a Straw Instrument)
- Harmonics of Open and Closed Pipes
- Measuring the Speed of Sound
- Insects
- Animal Calls

Project Resources:

- Presentations Prezi, Animoto
- Screen Recording Jing, Screencast-o-matic
- Google Apps
- Sound Analysis and Recording Audacity and Visual Analyzer