Print Resources (under construction)
References for student instrument projects and other labs (mostly from TPT)
Instruments based on air column resonance
- Maria Eva Amorim, Teresa Delmira Sousa, P. Simeão Carvalho, and Adriano Sampaio e Sousa, “A simple experiment to explore standing waves in a flexible corrugated sound tube,” Phys. Teach. 49, 360–362 (Sept. 2011).
- Stephen Luzader, “PC and PVC acoustics demonstrations,” Phys. Teach. 28, 469–463 (Oct. 1999).
- Bob Brazzle, “Inexpensive instruments for a sound unit,” Phys. Teach. 49, 228–230 (April 2011).
- Michael E. Bacon, “Speed of sound versus temperature using PVC pipes open at both ends,” Phys. Teach. 50, 351–353 (Sept. 2012).
- M. E. Bacon and Steven Torok, “An experimental investigation of the end effects for Blue Man Group® pipes,” Phys. Teach. 49, 152–154 (March 2011).
- Michael C. LoPresto, “Fourier analysis of musical intervals,” Phys. Teach. 46, 486–489 (Jan. 1994).
- Michael C. LoPresto, “Measuring end correction for a quarterwave tube,” Phys. Teach. 43, 380 (Sept. 2005).
- Don Easton, “Speed of sound in air,” letter to the editor, Phys. Teach. 43, 567 (Dec. 2005).
- Matthew Krumm and Sam Matteson, “Frequency dependence of end corrections for a pipe of circular cross section,” 2009 Spring Meeting of the Texas Section of the APS, AAPT, and SPS meeting, April 2-4 (2009). Also private communication Sam Matteson, September 2009.
- Michael Ruiz, “Boomwhackers and End-Pipe Corrections,” Phys. Teach. 52, 73 (2014); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4862106
Instruments based on Helmholtz resonance
- https://web.ics.purdue.edu/~rmfrench/Downloads/Pop_Bottle.pdf
- https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1805/1805.04014.pdf
- http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Waves/coke2.html
Chimes
- D.L.R. Oliver, “Hollow Tube Chimes,” Phys. Teach. 36, 209 (April 1998). https://aapt.scitation.org/doi/pdf/10.1119/1.880041?class=pdf
- Robert W. Harris, “Using wind chimes to introduce the physics course,” Phys. Teach. 38, 218 (April 2000); doi: 10.1119/1.880509
String instruments
- Fred W. Inman, “A standing wave experiment with a guitar,” Phys. Teach. 44, 465 (October 2006) doi: 10.1119/1.2353595
- Donald E. Hall, “Sacrificing a guitar in the name of science,” Phys. Teach. (p. 673 Dec. 1989)
- Randall Tagg, John Carlson, Masoud Asadi-Zeydabadi, Brad Busley, Katie Law-Balding et al., “Guitars, Keyboards, Strobes, and Motors – From Vibrational Motion to Active Research” Phys. Teach. 51, 35 (Jan. 2013); doi: 10.1119/1.4772036
Miscellaneous
- A moodle course (from where about what?) that includes several sound projects: http://moodle.wmchs.net/course/view.php?id=13
Dumped
Speed of Sound Versus Temperature Using PVC Pipes Open at Both Ends
The Physics Teacher 50, 351 (2012); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4745687
Inexpensive Instruments for a Sound Unit
The Physics Teacher 49, 228 (2011); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3566033
Visualization of Harmonic Series in Resonance Tubes Using a Smartphone
The Physics Teacher 54, 545 (2016); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4967895
Boomwhackers and End-Pipe Corrections
The Physics Teacher 52, 73 (2014); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4862106
Experimenting with a “Pipe” Whistle
The Physics Teacher 50, 229 (2012); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3694076
A Simple Experiment to Explore Standing Waves in a Flexible Corrugated Sound Tube
The Physics Teacher 49, 360 (2011); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3628265