Using diagrams and animations, students discover how the anatomy of the ear and the physics of sound waves work together to allow us to hear.

Review of how to produce beats through the constructive and destructive interference of sound waves.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What the speed of sound is and its variation in different media, and the effect of temperature on the speed of sound.

This interactive physics tutorial allows students to investigate the nature, properties and behaviors of sound waves and apply basic wave principles towards an understanding of music.

Students explore intensity of sound waves and the decibel scale in this interactive physics tutorial.

Students study animations and diagrams to learn about the reflection behavior of sound waves.

This site is filled with information pertaining to the physics of sound and music.

Students discover factors that affect the speed of sound waves through a medium with illustrated examples and interactive practice problems.

Use this interactive physics tutorial to introduce students to the concepts of pitch and frequency in sound waves.

Students see illustrated diagrams and animations to help them understand the pressure characteristics of a sound wave.

Through animations, videos, and text, students discover that all objects have a natural frequency or set of frequencies at which they vibrate.

A site for students to practice viewing two sound waves interference and analyze the patterns formed.

Learn about the science of music acoustics. Topics such as how do violins change with age and brass acoustics are explored through scientific research.

Using the program "The Music Instinct," available on the PBS website, students will explore the nature of sound vibrations over two class periods.

This physics tutorial focuses on the application of the Doppler effect to sound.

Learners investigate the nature of a sound wave, sound properties, resonance, musical instruments, and standing waves. The tutorial consists of lessons and problems to check for understanding.

Physiclips thoroughly presents the concept of interference with animations and film clips. Learn about linear superposition, beats, and consonance in this learning module.

Understand the science of sound when performing with a brass instrument such as a trumpet or a trombone.

Homepage for a hypertext about the different families of musical instruments. From this page, users can retrieve information on a the acoustics of a variety of specific instruments: stringed instruments, woodwind instruments, brass...

Discover the connection between sound waves and hearing with this webpage tutorial. Be sure to click on the picture for detailed information.

At this site explore the relationship between audibility and frequency of sound, and the difference between frequency and volume.

Power, loudness, and decibel levels of sound waves are described and explained. The relative power output of various musical instruments is given.

This lab is designed to help students discover the connections between the linear density of a string and the tension in the string with the speed of the wave along the string. The program can be set with six identical strings or six...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A simulation to learn about wave harmonics in a column of air by looking closely at the sound produced by a pan flute.