SPH 3U1 INDEPENDENT STUDY

Purpose: To help prepare the student to learn on his own without relying constantly on the
teacher to direct the learning process.
THE ISU MUST BE HANDWRITTEN
UNIT: WAVES & SOUND

Background: Waves and sound represent significant elements in today’s culture. A world
without them would be a very different place. Examples surround us both figuratively and
literally. Communications devices such as cell/phones, radio, TV, musical instruments, and
medical procedures eg. Ultrasound, X-rays are technologies that make use of waves and sound.
This unit is intended to help students understand some basic concepts of waves and sound.

Topics:
• Vibrations and waves transmission of sound
• Characteristics of sound sound intensity
• Doppler effect characteristics of hearing sound
• Principle of superposition standing waves
• Resonance: acoustical & mechanical beats

1. Read and summarize and make notes on:

a) Sections 10.1
b) Chapter 13: Sec 13.1 – 13.7
c) Chapter 14: Sec 14.2 – 14.8

***** Remember these are your notes. This material is on the exam.
The notes and problems MUST be submitted in a duo-tang the proper order;
otherwise, it may not be marked!

2. Solve, with full solutions, IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER, the following problems
from the text:

Sec 10.1 pg 311 # 1 - 3

Chapter 13: pg 473 # 23, 24, 26, 27a, 29, 30 a,e; 31a, 32 – 41
pg 477 # 64 – 71
pg 475 # 49, 51, 52
Chapter 14: pg 511 # 10, 13
pg 512 # 15, 17, 18 – 27
pg 513 # 28 – 33, 36 – 39
Additional Questions: You have to download three additional Doppler effect
problems on the website and do them. The answers are the website.
NOTE: Check the websites for the right answers to some problems in the
textbook. The textbook made mistakes on some problems.

3. Lab Activity Resonant Lengths of Air columns

4. Unit Test
 Evaluation

Notes C /70 Questions A / 56

Due Dates

Questions and Notes April 6th, 2020

Lab and Demo TBA
Unit Test Week of April 6th – 9th, 2020