An Interdisciplinary, Inquiry-based "Physics of Music" Course

美国国家研究委员会呼吁所有学生“通过探究的方法和过程”来学习科学。穆伦堡大学物理系为人文和社会科学专业的学生提供探究式课程。音乐物理学也为这一群体服务。本课程探讨音乐艺术中可观察到的现象的科学基础。本课程改编了许多资源，包括Priscilla Laws开发的Workshop Physics模块，以及http://faculty.millikin.edu/~jaskill.nsm.faculty.mu/musicinfo.html等网络资源，以及Reginald Bain在2002年CMS/ATMI会议上发表的“基于网络的多媒体方法”。本课程为探索严格的科学原理提供了一个有吸引力的入口。通过激发学生的好奇心，鼓励用科学的方法解决问题，并将其应用于整个课程。这门以探究为基础的课程的主动学习方法通过使用当前技术进行实验观察来培养技术素养。由评价者制定的课堂评估衡量学生将抽象概念与声音世界中的具体例子联系起来的能力。这门课程是由来自物理学和音乐两个学科的教授设计和教授的。通过展示物理概念可以应用于音乐，通过与学生的日常听音乐的经验相关的活动，课程提高学生的学习。项目成果通过会议报告和文章传播。该课程提供了一种新颖而引人入胜的科学和技术方法，可以被其他文科院校所接受。

Physics (13) The National Research Council calls for all students to learn science "through methods and processes of inquiry". The Muhlenberg College Physics Department offers inquiry-based courses for humanities and social science students. The Physics of Music also serves this population. The course explores the scientific bases for the observable phenomena of the art of music. The course is an adaptation of many resources including a module from Workshop Physics developed by Priscilla Laws, and web resources such as http://faculty.millikin.edu/~jaskill.nsm.faculty.mu/musicinfo.html, and Reginald Bain's, "A Web-based Multimedia Approach to the Harmonic Series" published in 2002 CMS/ATMI Conference, ATMI Program Kansas City, MO.The course provides an attractive entry point to exploring rigorous scientific principles, by sparking student curiosity and encouraging a scientific approach to problem solving which can be applied across the curriculum. The active-learning approach of this inquiry-based course develops technological literacy through use of current technology for experimental observation. Classroom assessments developed by an evaluator measure the students' abilities to connect abstract concepts with concrete examples from the world of sound. The course is designed and taught by professors from the two disciplines, physics and music. By demonstrating that concepts in physics may be applied to music through activities that relate to students' everyday experiences of listening to music, the course enhances student learning. Project results are disseminated through conference presentations and articles. The course offers a novel and engaging approach to science and technology that can be embraced by other liberal arts institutions.