iThe Fundamentals of Sound Sciencei teaches the principles of the physics of sound, as well as basic principles of physics, by linking them to music and musical instruments. br The book begins by asking students to question the meaning of sound itself. What is sound How far and how fast does it travel By asking students to think about sound in this way, the material is able to connect our daily experience of sound to principles of physics such as distance, velocity, scalars, and vectors. Through the next six chapters students learn about harmonic motion, waves, the sources and physical properties of sound, and measurements of loudness. br The second half of the book uses music as the vehicle for a deeper exploration of sound. Students study some basic musicianship, including articulation, intervals, and harmonic series. These concepts become the springboard for an examination of the Fourier Analysis of Simplest Sound Spectra, which encompasses steady tones, periodic waves of arbitrary