PH 331 - Study Guide for Final Exam

Everything up until the midterm, plus:

Textbook

Chapters 4, 6 (hearing only), 7, 8 and 9

Chapter 4 Problems 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Chapter 6 Question 18 Problems 1, 2

Chapter 7 Question 4 Problems 2, 3

Chapter 8 Problem 1

Chapter 9 Problems 2, 3, 5

Specific Topics

Fourier Theorem, Fourier Analysis, Fourier Synthesis, waveform, spectrum, timbre, envelopes, inharmonics, formants, Faraday's Law of Induction, Lorentz Force, analog vs. digital, microphones, transducers, analog and digital storage, numbering systems, bits, sampling rate, Nyquist Theorem, resolution, speakers, frequency range of hearing, frequency just noticeable difference (JND), limit of frequency discrimination (LFD), sound intensity, sound intensity level, change in sound intensity level, thresholds, loudness level, Fletcher-Munson Curves, reverberation time, focusing and dispersal, absorption, absorption coefficient, Pythagoras, Pythagorean Theorem, diatonic scale, Music of the Spheres, Pythagorean Intervals, open vs. closed temperaments, Pythagorean temperament (open), equal temperament (closed).

Problem Solving

1) waveform and spectral analysis

2) converting numbers from base ten to base two and vice versa

3) sampling rate and the Nyquist Theorem

4) digital resolution

5) sound intensity, sound intensity level and change in sound intensity level

6) reverberation time, total absorption and absorption coefficients

7) Pythagorean and equal temperaments