Introduction |
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Acknowledgments |
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Chapter 1 Light and light waves |
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2 | (2) |
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4 | (2) |
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1.3 Electromagnetic spectrum |
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6 | (2) |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (3) |
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1.6 Large and small numbers |
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13 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 Reflection and refraction |
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2.1 Specular reflection of light |
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16 | (3) |
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19 | (3) |
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2.3 Total internal reflection |
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22 | (3) |
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2.4 Due to refraction, things are not where they appear |
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25 | (1) |
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2.5 Reflection and refraction in diamonds |
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26 | (6) |
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32 | (5) |
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2.7 Interesting brightening and darkening effects |
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37 | (3) |
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40 | (3) |
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43 | (26) |
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3.1 Refraction by a prism |
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44 | (1) |
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3.2 Converging and diverging lenses |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (3) |
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3.4 Real and virtual images |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (2) |
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3.6 The thin lens formula |
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52 | (4) |
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3.6.1 Object distance greater than focal length |
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53 | (1) |
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3.6.2 Place the object 50 cm away from the lens |
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3.6.3 Object distance smaller than the focal length |
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3.7 More on converging and diverging lenses |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (4) |
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3.8.1 Chromatic aberrations |
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59 | (1) |
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3.8.2 Spherical aberration |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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65 | (4) |
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69 | (8) |
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4.1 Components of the human eye |
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4.7 Presbyopia and multifocal lenses |
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4.8 Contact lenses and eye surgery |
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75 | (2) |
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77 | (24) |
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78 | (1) |
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5.3 Taking a photo: exposure time, f number, and ISO |
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79 | (2) |
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81 | (1) |
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5.4.2 Focal plane shutter |
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5.5 Exposure time of shutter speed |
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5.6 Aperture and f number |
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5.7 The sensor and its ISO |
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5.8 Putting it all together: taking a photograph |
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88 | (2) |
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5.9 Fun photographic facts |
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90 | (8) |
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90 | (3) |
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5.9.2 Long and short exposure times |
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93 | (3) |
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5.9.3 Zoom, wide-angle, and fisheye lenses |
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96 | (1) |
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5.9.4 Expensive and inexpensive digital cameras |
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97 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Color and color vision |
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6.1 Physical and perceived color |
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102 | (1) |
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6.2 Sensitivity curves of cones |
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102 | (5) |
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107 | (1) |
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6.4 Mixed and spectral colors |
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108 | (1) |
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6.5 Definition of color: hue, saturation, brightness |
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108 | (2) |
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6.6 The perceived brightness depends on the surroundings |
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110 | (2) |
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6.7 All colors in the spectrum simplified to RGB |
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112 | (1) |
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6.8 Why is the sky blue, the sunset red, and a lemon yellow? |
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113 | (4) |
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117 | (3) |
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6.10 Color seen by other animals |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (3) |
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125 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Additive color mixing |
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127 | (20) |
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128 | (1) |
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128 | (2) |
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7.3 Adding primary colors |
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130 | (2) |
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132 | (5) |
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7.5 Low-brightness colors |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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7.8 Complementary colors on the color triangle |
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140 | (1) |
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7.9 Additive color mixing in painting |
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141 | (5) |
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146 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 Subtractive color mixing |
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147 | (22) |
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148 | (1) |
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8.2 Filters and transmission |
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149 | (3) |
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8.3 Paints and scattering |
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152 | (1) |
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8.4 Subtractive primary colors |
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153 | (1) |
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8.5 Blue and yellow may or may not make green |
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154 | (4) |
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158 | (1) |
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8.7 Spectra, computers, and the color triangle |
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158 | (2) |
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160 | (3) |
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8.9 Mixing unequal amounts of paint |
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163 | (1) |
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8.10 Using a computer to mix paints to obtain any color you wish |
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Chapter 9 Color-generating mechanisms |
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170 | (1) |
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9.2 Pigments in animals and plants |
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170 | (1) |
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9.3 Structural color in animals: iridescence |
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9.4 More iridescent color-generating mechanisms |
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9.6 Mineral color due to charge transfer |
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181 | (1) |
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9.7 Mineral color due to color centers |
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9.8 Color in gems due to band gap absorption of light |
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183 | (4) |
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187 | (16) |
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188 | (1) |
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10.2 Propagation of a pulse |
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189 | (1) |
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10.3 Longitudinal and transverse waves |
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190 | (1) |
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10.4 Sound waves in air are longitudinal waves |
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191 | (2) |
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193 | (1) |
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10.6 Speed of sound in air |
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194 | (1) |
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10.7 Wavelength and frequency |
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194 | (1) |
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10.8 Relevance to the size of instruments and loudspeakers |
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195 | (1) |
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10.10 Concert Hall acoustics |
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197 | (3) |
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200 | (3) |
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Chapter 11 Simple harmonic motion |
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11.1 Definition of simple harmonic motion |
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204 | (1) |
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11.2 Various simple harmonic oscillators |
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205 | (1) |
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11.6 Frequency of oscillation |
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209 | (1) |
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11.7 Anharmonic oscillators |
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209 | (1) |
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11.8 Waveform of simple harmonic oscillators |
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210 | (4) |
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214 | (1) |
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11.10 Other nonsimple, harmonic oscillators |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (2) |
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Chapter 12 Damping and resonance |
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12.1 Damped oscillations, damping time |
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218 | (1) |
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218 | (7) |
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12.3 Build-up and decay of musical notes |
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225 | (1) |
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12.4 Resonators in musical instruments and speakers |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (3) |
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Chapter 13 Vibration of strings |
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229 | (16) |
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230 | (1) |
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13.2 The first, fundamental mode |
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231 | (3) |
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234 | (3) |
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13.4 Traveling versus standing waves |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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13.6 How modes relate to music: partials |
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239 | (2) |
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13.7 Damping of higher partials |
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241 | (1) |
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13.8 Plucked strings: missing partials |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (1) |
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13.10 Real strings are stiff |
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243 | (1) |
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13.11 Guitar, violin, harp, and piano strings |
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243 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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Chapter 14 Waves in pipes |
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245 | (12) |
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14.1 Pressure pulse in a pipe |
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246 | (1) |
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14.2 Open and closed pipes, boundary conditions |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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14.4 Standing waves in open pipes |
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248 | (2) |
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14.5 Fundamental frequency of open pipe |
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250 | (1) |
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14.6 Higher modes of open pipe |
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251 | (1) |
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14.7 Fundamental frequency of closed pipe |
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251 | (1) |
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14.8 Higher modes of closed pipe |
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252 | (2) |
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14.9 Playing tunes on wind instruments: fingerholes and overblowing |
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Chapter 15 Superposition, beats, and harmony |
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15.1 Superposition of sound waves, phase, interference |
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258 | (1) |
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15.2 Principle of superposition |
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259 | (2) |
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15.3 Two pure tones of the same frequency, phase shift as an angle |
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262 | (2) |
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264 | (1) |
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15.6 Phase changes the waveform, not the sound |
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15.7 Just for fun: lissajous figures |
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266 | (3) |
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269 | (2) |
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Chapter 16 Musical scales |
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16.1 The need for musical scales |
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272 | (1) |
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16.3 Harmony and small number ratios |
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273 | (1) |
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274 | (1) |
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16.5 Constructing the just scale |
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275 | (2) |
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277 | (1) |
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16.7 Whole-tone and semitone intervals |
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278 | (1) |
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16.8 Transposing: why black keys? |
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279 | (1) |
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16.9 The problems with the just scale |
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279 | (1) |
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16.10 Perfection sacrificed: the tempered scale |
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280 | (2) |
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16.11 Major and minor scales |
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282 | (1) |
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283 | (1) |
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284 | (1) |
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Chapter 17 Fourier analysis |
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286 | (1) |
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287 | (4) |
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291 | (2) |
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293 | (4) |
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17.5 Why can't you synthesize a Stradivari? |
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Chapter 18 Musical instruments |
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18.1 The structure of musical instruments |
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300 | (2) |
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18.2 Excitation mechanism |
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304 | (1) |
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18.7 Percussion instruments |
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Chapter 19 Sound perception: timbre, loudness, and pitch |
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19.1 Timbre and Fourier spectrum |
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312 | (1) |
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19.2 Loudness, amplitude, volume, sound intensity level, and decibels |
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19.3 Loudness also depends on frequency |
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20.4 Amplitude and loudness |
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20.5 Frequency, period, and sequence of nerve pulses sent to the brain |
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Chapter 21 Solutions to all questions |
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331 | (6) |
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337 | (3) |
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Chapter 22 Formulae, constants, and useful physical data |
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367 | (12) |
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367 | (5) |
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Index |
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