Mar 17, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalogue

PHY 220  -  The Physics of Music


An introduction to the physical principles underlying music. Study of resonance, the overtone series, and timbre for both acoustic and electronic instruments, as well as psychoacoustics, pitch, and Western and non-Western musical scales. Familiarity with pre-college trigonometry and algebra is presumed.

Credit Hours: 3

Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated.