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PHYS 144 exam 2

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what are the three parts of the outer ear ?   pinna, Auditory canal , and Tympanic membrane(ear drum)  
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What are the three parts of the middle ear ?   malleus , incus, and stapes(stirrup)  
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What are the three parts of the inner ear ?   cochlea,semi-circular canals(involved with balance), and auditory nerve  
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What function does the outer ear perform?   sound gathering  
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What function does the middle ear perform?   mechanical amplitude  
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What function does the inner ear perform ?   signal detection and pre-processing  
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What does an ear do?   transducer: converts pressure change into nerve impulses  
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What does a microphone do ?   transducer that changes pressure variations into voltage variation.  
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Frequency constant: low frequency   lower pitch and higher Sound Intensity Level  
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Frequency Constant: high frequency   higher pitch and higher Sound Intensity Level  
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What is tempo?   number of beats per minute  
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What is meter?   basic grouping of notes in a measure : 4/4 2/4 6/8  
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What is rhythm?   pattern of strong and weak beats  
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How many semi-tones are in western music octaves ?   12 semi-tones (chromatic scale)  
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How many notes are in a pentatonic scale?   5 notes  
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Perfect 4th and perfect 5th intervals are examples of ...   Pythagorean temperament  
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What is the Fourier theorem ?   any periodic wave form can be constructed from sine waves who's frequency form a harmonic series.  
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What is Ohm's Law   timbre(tone color) insensitive to relative phase of sine waves making up complex wave form  
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What is vibrato ?   frequency modulation (FM)  
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What is tremelo ?   Amplitude modulation (AM)  
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What is the missing fundamental effect ?   if a series of higher harmonies is established then the brain fills in the missing fundamental .  
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