For musical instruments and other objects that vibrate in regular and periodic fashion, the harmonic frequencies are related to each other by simple whole number ratios. Students learn why these whole number ratios exist for a musical instrument.

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musical instrument, sound waves and music: fundamental frequency and harmonics, the physics classroom, periodic vibration, whole number ratios, musical instruments and sound

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)