PHYS 2203 - The Physics of Music and Sound

Prerequisite: PHYS 1100 or PHYS 1103 or PHYS 1150 or equivalent. Co-requisite: PHYS 2204 - you must enroll in a section of PHYS 2204 before you can enroll in PHYS 2203. A second- semester course in physics for students with music and sound recording majors and others with a special interest in music, acoustics, or sound and hearing. Study of the physics underlying such things as the production of sound by musical instruments, electromagnetic storage and reproduction of sound, human hearing, and acoustics of concert halls and other spaces. Integrated laboratory experiments provide hands-on experience of these phenomena. Laboratory fee. 4 credits.