Length1h 51m
About this audiobook
Mechanical waves, acoustics, and music. This guide explains how vibrations travel, pitch, loudness, resonance and harmonics, how ears and instruments work, the acoustics of rooms, and the physics behind every note of music. No equations, for curious readers.
Audiobook details
GenreEducation and Learning
Length1 hr 51 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 22, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Chapter 1: What a Wave Is
3Chapter 2: The Anatomy of a Wave
4Chapter 3: The Family of Waves
5Chapter 4: The Speed of Sound
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6Chapter 5: The History: From Strings to the Laplace Correction
7Chapter 6: Making Sound Visible: Chladni and the Patterns
8Chapter 7: The Ear
9Chapter 8: Pitch, Loudness, and Timbre
10Chapter 9: The Doppler Effect
11Chapter 10: Interference and Beats
12Chapter 11: Resonance: The Push at the Right Time
13Chapter 12: Standing Waves and the Making of Music
14Chapter 13: Above and Below Hearing
15Chapter 14: The Ocean's Acoustic World
16Chapter 15: Fun Facts and Trivia About Waves and Sound
17Chapter 16: Conclusion: The Significance of Waves and Sound
18Conclusion
19References: Waves and Sound
20Glossary
21About the Author
22Series Info
23Copyright
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