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PHYS 220 Science of Music and Color

This course provides an introduction to the science of music and color. Topics covered include the physics of waves, physical acoustics (the physical production of sound), musical acoustics (the human perception of sound), the human voice, musical acoustics (the physics of mutual instruments), electroacoustics (electronics, loudspeakers, and recording), light, additive and subtractive color, the physiological perception of color, the vocabulary of color, color theory, screen displays, and printing. Prerequisite: ENVT 220, Environmental Studies.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ENVT 220