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Tentative Schedule - Physics 2030K - Spring 2012
The course packet for Physics 2030K should be obtained from The Print Shop at www.ThePrintShopAtlanta.com using your crn (11039 or 11040 for Spring 2012). The text material is on the DVD included in the course packet. Refer to the active outline on the course DVD for assignments. Apr 26, Thursday, 8 AM Final examination in regular classroom. * Feb 24 is the last day to withdraw without a mandatory WF Notes and General Information: Grading: There will be three 1hr quizzes, a paper which be graded as equivalent to a 1hr quiz, and a comprehensive final exam which will count twice as much as a 1hr quiz. The total of those grades will constitute 75% of the final grade. The laboratory counts 25% of the grade. No grade is assigned without satisfactory completion of the laboratory. Make-ups: A comprehensive make-up quiz will be given during the week of Apr 20 for anyone who misses one of the regular class quizzes for a reason acceptable to the instructor. There is no provision for making up two missed exams. Laboratory attendance is mandatory; i.e., a missed laboratory will be averaged as a zero in the lab grade. The lowest lab grade will be dropped, but make-up labs will not be available. Physics 2030K Paper Since Physics 2030K is a broad survey of a large number of acoustics topics, the depth of coverage of any given topic is limited. The intent of the paper requirement is to get you to explore one sound topic of your choice in somewhat greater depth than the general coverage in the course. Many people in the past have used this as an opportunity to study the acoustics of an instrument they played, or the acoustics of the voice, the hearing process, auditorium acoustics, the principles of operation of some sound reproduction hardware, etc., etc. The main limitation on the nature of the paper is that it should explore the physical principles involved, i.e., "How does it work?", or "What does it do and how does it do it?" Although some historical background may be desirable, the paper should not be primarily a historical survey. A typical length for a paper is 7 or 8 pages, double-spaced typing. You should have at least two outside Hutchins, C.M., "The Physics of Violins," Scientific American Vol 207, November, 1962, p79. Backus, John, The Acoustical Foundations of Music, 2nd Ed., New York:W.W. Norton Co.,(1977). We can provide some |
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