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Publication Date: 2013-Sep
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Using Musical Intervals to Demonstrate Superposition of Waves and Fourier Analysis
LoPresto, Michael C.
Physics Education, v48 n5 p640-647 Sep 2013
What follows is a description of a demonstration of superposition of waves and Fourier analysis using a set of four tuning forks mounted on resonance boxes and oscilloscope software to create, capture and analyze the waveforms and Fourier spectra of musical intervals.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Acoustics, Music, Intervals, Scientific Concepts, Educational Technology, Science Laboratories, Physics
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