Problems for Study and Review

Physics 1204 / Music 1466, Spring 2009

These are problems from Rossing for you to work on to improve your understanding of the course material, and also your skill at problem-solving.

Please don’t hand these in, but do make sure that you try them. You will be given problems of this type in quizzes and exams. Do ask Dr. Selby or our TA for help when you need it.

Rossing Ch 1 - What is Sound?
Review Questions: 1-10, 12-15, 17, 18
Questions for Thought and Discussion: 2, 4
Exercises: 2-10, 12(b)

Rossing Ch 2 - Vibrating Systems
Review Questions: 1-5, 7-14
Questions for Thought and Discussion: 1, 3, 5, 6
Exercises: 1, 2, 4, 5

Rossing Ch 3 - Waves
Review Questions: 1, 3-8, 11, 13-15
Questions for Thought and Discussion: 3, 4, 6
Exercises: 3-9

Rossing Ch 4 - Resonance
Review Questions: 1, 3-6, 8, 10, 11
Questions for Thought and Discussion: --
Exercises: 3, 4, 6, 8

Rossing Ch 5 - Hearing
Review Questions: 1, 2, 4-14, 16, 17, 20
Questions for Thought and Discussion: 1, 2, 5
Exercises: 1, 3, 4, 7-9

Rossing Ch 6 - Sound Pressure, Power and Loudness
Review Questions: 1-5, 9, 10, 15
Questions for Thought and Discussion: 1
Exercises: 1-5, 7, 8

Rossing Ch 7 - Pitch and Timbre
Review Questions: 1, 6-15
Qus for Thought and Discussion: 1, 3
Exercises: 1, 2, 10, 11

Rossing Ch 13 - Orchestra Chimes and Bells
Review Questions: 6, 16
Questions for Thought and Discussion: ---
Exercises: 4, 6, 7

Rossing Ch 8 - Combination Tones and Harmony
Review Questions: 7
Questions for Thought & Discussion: 2, 4
Exercises: 1, 2

Rossing Ch 9 - Musical Scales and Temperament
Review Questions: 1-4, 6-10, 12-22
Questions for Thought and Discussion: 1, 3
Exercises: 1, 4, 5, 7-9

Rossing Ch 10 - String Instruments
Review Questions: all
Questions for Thought and Discussion: 1-3, 5
Exercises: 1, 2, 4-6, 8

Rossing Ch 11 - Brass Instruments
Review Questions: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9
Questions for Thought and Discussion: 1, 2, 5 (should read "Fig. 11.13(c)")
Exercises: 1, 2 (first sentence only), 4

Rossing Ch 12 - Woodwind Instruments
Review Questions: 1-9, 11, 12
Questions for Thought and Discussion: 1, 4-6
Exercises: 1, 2, 4-6

Rossing Ch 14 - Keyboard Instruments (not including pipe organ)
Review Questions: 1-13
Questions for Thought and Discussion: 1-3
Exercises: 1-3, 5, 6

Rossing Ch 15 - Speech Production
Review Questions: 1, 2, 5, 13, 16
Questions for Thought and Discussion: 1, 4
Exercises: 1, 5

Rossing Ch 17 - Singing
Review Questions: 1-9, 14, 17-20
Questions for Thought and Discussion: 1, 3, 4
Exercises: 2, 4

Rossing Ch 13 - Percussion (including bells)
Review Questions: 6, 7-9, 11, 16
Questions for Thought and Discussion: 3, 4
Exercises: 4, 6, 7

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[Updated 5/21/08]