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ERIC Number: EJ1030472
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Sep
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 5
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0031-9120
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
Institute of Physics Publishing. The Public Ledger Building Suite 929, 150 South Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 215-627-0880; Fax: 215-627-0879; e-mail: info@ioppubusa.com; Web site: http://journals.iop.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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