Physics in the Arts
Revised Edition
By- P.U.P.A. Gilbert, University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.
- Willy Haeberli, University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.
Audience
Non-science students in courses related to the study of physics with light and sound.
Paperback, 328 Pages
Published: July 2011
Imprint: Academic Press
ISBN: 978-0-12-391878-9
Contents
- Introduction
Light
1: Light and Light Waves
2: Reflection and Refraction
3: Lenses
4: The Eye
5: Photography
6: Color and Color Vision
7: Additive Color Mixing
8: Subtractive Color Mixing
9: Color Generating Mechanisms
Sound
10: Periodic Oscillations
11: Simple Harmonic Motion
12: Damped Oscillations and Resonance
13: Adding Sound Sources: Beats and Harmony
14: Waves
15: Sound Perception
16: The Ear
17: Vibration of Strings
18: Pipes
19: Fourier Analysis
20: Musical Scales
21: Musical Instruments
Solutions to Problems
