Category Archives: 10. How do instruments make music?

60% quieter?

Posted on April 20, 2014 by VCE Physics

Last week, the Federal and NSW governments announced that work would begin on building a second airport in Sydney. Sydney’s current airport has a night-time curfew due to noise concerns over populated areas, but one of the reasons for building … Continue reading →

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Rollerblade bottle tune guy – Michel Lauzière

Posted on August 29, 2013 by justin
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PhET – Sound

Posted on August 4, 2012 by VCE Physics

Click to Run This simulation lets you see sound waves. Adjust the frequency or volume and you can see and hear how the wave changes. Move the listener around and hear what she hears. http://phet.colorado.edu/

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PhET – Fourier: making waves

Posted on July 27, 2012 by VCE Physics

Click to Run Learn how to make waves of all different shapes by adding up sines or cosines. Make waves in space and time and measure their wavelengths and periods. See how changing the amplitudes of different harmonics changes the … Continue reading →

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Standing longitudinal waves simulation

Posted on July 2, 2012 by VCE Physics

One of the many great learning objects from Walter Fendt: (http://www.walter-fendt.de/html5/phen/index.html)

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Standing wave simulation

Posted on July 2, 2012 by VCE Physics

One of the many great learning objects from Walter Fendt (http://www.walter-fendt.de/html5/phen/index.html)

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The decibel scale podcast

Posted on August 22, 2011 by VCE Physics

Sound intensity, Sound level: The decibel scale, Sound level calculations, Some decibel measurements, Change in intensity, Human hearing, The Phon scale Download the notes. Download the video. Links: Hearing test on-line: sensitivity, equal loudness contours and audiometry

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BBC Discovery Podcasts – Musical instruments

Posted on April 3, 2011 by VCE Physics

An interesting three podcasts looking at the Physics of how different types of musical instruments produce sounds. Relevant for the Unit 4 detailed study. Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3

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