Evcimen, Sera (2014) THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON THE FREQUENCY OF A GUITAR STRING. Other thesis, TED ANKARA KOLEJİ.
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Abstract
Frequency is the number of times that a periodic function or vibration repeats itself per unit time. The period is the duration of one cycle in a repeating event. The Standard International unit for frequency is the hertz (Hz). Hertz represents the number of cycles per second that an event occurs. Frequency is the property of sound. Sound shows wave characteristics. Many systems have distinct frequencies such as musical instruments, UV radiation and radio waves. The number of waves that pass through a point in one second is the systems frequency. The more waves pass the larger the frequency, the more waves pass the waves are either faster or have smaller wavelengths. Therefore, frequency is inversely proportional to the wavelength. Several factors like temperature or pressure can affect frequency. The guitar is the most common stringed instrument, and shares many characteristics with other stringed instruments. A guitar string is a common example of a string fixed at both ends which is elastic and can vibrate. The vibrations of such a string are called standing waves, and they satisfy the relationship between wavelength and frequency that comes from the definition of waves. Waves travel faster on a tighter string and the frequency is therefore higher for a given wavelength. On the other hand, waves travel slower on a more loose string and the frequency is therefore lower for a given wavelength. Multiple frequency vibration makes a guitar instrument interesting. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of temperature on the frequency of a guitar string. A strobe tuner is used to measure the frequency of the string. A strobe tuner is a special tuner that acts as a stroboscope thus measuring the frequency of a given note. In this study, the temperatures applied on the guitar string are 11, 18, 25, 32 and 41 Celsius. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that frequency and temperature are inversely proportional: while one increases the other decreases.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Other) |
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| Additional Information: | SUPERVISOR: Vedat GUL, IB Notu: D |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Frequency, Sound, guitar, standing waves, temperature |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics |
| Depositing User: | Kamil Çömlekçi |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Sep 2014 12:16 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Sep 2014 12:16 |
| URI: | http://tedprints.tedankara.k12.tr/id/eprint/551 |
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