Main Table of Contents

  0: Introduction
  1: Sound waves
  2: Human perception of sound frequency
  3: Interactive problem: sound frequency
  4: Speed of sound in various media
  5: Sample problem: speed of sound
  6: Interactive checkpoint: speed of sound
  7: Mathematical description of a sound wave
  8: Sound intensity
  9: Sound level in decibels
10: Sample problem: sound level
11: Interactive checkpoint: coffee grinder sound level
12: Doppler effect: moving sound source
13: Sample problem: Doppler effect
14: Doppler effect: moving listener or source
15: Sample problem: Doppler, moving listener and source
16: Interactive checkpoint: Doppler effect
17: Interactive problem: a bat on the hunt
18: Supersonic speed and shock waves optional
19: Gotchas
20: Summary

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Problems