UIUC Physics 199POM
Physics of Music/Physics of Musical Instruments
Student Projects
Fall Semester 2002:

1. Shaun Bhatia Investigated Acoustical Properties of Drums:

• The Acoustical Properties of Drums (Adobe PDF file)

2. Douglas Brown Investigated Properties of Electric Guitar Pickups:

• The Study of Guitar Pickups (Adobe PDF file)

3. Linus Gog Investigated The Anatomy of The Human Voice:

• Anatomy of Human Voice (Adobe PDF file)

• Figure 1 (Adobe PDF file)

• Figure 2 (Adobe PDF file)

• Figure 3 (Adobe PDF file)

4. Bao Huynh and Adam Koehler Investigated Hypersonic Sound:

• Hypersonic Sound (Adobe PDF file)

5. Brittany Nguyen Investigated Good Singing vs. Bad Singing:

• Good Singing Versus Bad Singing (Adobe PDF file)

5. Chris Kirkham and Kelly Lesemann Investigated Aging Effects on Harmonics of Vibrating Guitar Strings:

• Effect of Aging on Harmonic Values of Guitar Strings (Adobe PDF file)

6. Nick Reinhart Investigated The Acoustical Properties of A Lecture Hall:

• The Sound Conservation and Acoustical Quality of A Lecture Hall (Adobe PDF file)

• Figure 1a Schematic Drawing of Loomis Auditorium (Adobe PDF file)

7. Jared Radkiewicz Also Investigated Room Acoustics:

• The Listening Environment's Effect on Bass Response (Adobe PDF file)

8. Alan Truesdale Investigated The Acoustic Properties of His Dorm Room:

• Room Acoustics (Adobe PDF file)

• Sound Absorbtion Coefficients of Various Materials (Adobe PDF file)

• AutoCad drawing of Alan's Dorm Room - Setup 1 (AutoCad file)

• AutoCad drawing of Alan's Dorm Room - Setup 2 (AutoCad file)

• AutoCad drawing of Alan's Dorm Room - Setup 3 (AutoCad file)

9. Bryan Yocom Investigated The Psycho-Acoustical Effect(s) of Adding Various Amounts of White/Pink/Brown Noise To An Audio Signal:

• White Noise - Constructive or Destructive? (Adobe PDF file)

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