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Hyperphysics: Electric Guitars
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C. Nave
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This web page contains information about the physics behind electric guitars. It includes outlines of both the production of sound by the guitar strings and the magnetic pickups that…
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Music/eguit.html
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The Invention of the Electric Guitar
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This Smithsonian online exhibit explores the history and development of the electric guitar. It includes information about the instrument designers and the musicians who influenced…
https://invention.si.edu/invention-electric-guitar
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Music Acoustics: How does a guitar work?
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This webpage provides an overview of the physics of guitars. The text explains how the properties of the strings affect the frequencies that they produce. Also, the text shows how…
http://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/guitarintro.html
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Physlet Waves and Oscillations Illustrations Package
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A. Glasmann, W. Christian, and M. Belloni
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The EjsS Wave Illustration Package contains JavaScript adaptations of Physlet Illustrations from Physlet Physics Chapter 17. Students need to interact with the Physlet, but the…
https://www.compadre.org/informal/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13271&DocID=...
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Acoustics and Vibration Animations
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D. Russell
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Visit this site for interesting animations of wave and phenomena, with an emphasis on sound and acoustics. You'll also see the equations that describe basic wave behavior. You'll…
https://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/demos.html
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How is a Rocket like a Guitar?
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Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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This NASA feature presents a discussion with country music star Clint Black describing how resonance occurs in a guitar and in the space shuttle rocket and spacecraft. The air…
https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2005/21oct_clintbl...
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The Soda Bottle Speaker
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T. Robinson
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At this site, from Mercer University, you can build your own speaker with a magnet, some fine wire, a little hot glue, paper and a plastic bottle. To go further, you can do…
http://physics.mercer.edu/marone/soda/sbsintro.htm
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PhET Simulation: Fourier: Making Waves
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Publisher: PhET
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This PhET simulation allows you to study Fourier series expansions of waves--one example is the overtone series in a musical instrument. You can select amplitudes of up to 11…
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/fourier
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YouTube Videos of Sound Phenomena
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A page linking to sixteen YouTube and Google Flash videos dealing with sound. Information on how to download and convert the videos is also provided.
http://alo.academy/TIPS/youtube-sound.shtm
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Physclips: What is a Sound Spectrum?
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J. Wolfe; Publisher: University of New South Wales
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This web page provides a multimedia introduction to a sound spectrum. It includes topics such as vibrations, frequency, harmonics, spectra, and an example of an harmonic spectrum:…
http://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/sound.spectrum.html
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