Build A Band

What

For this project, we started by learning about waves and frequency. We first started off this project by learning the basics of how sound and light waves work, learning about different things such as frequency, wavelength, etc. After that, we spent about 2-3 weeks blueprinting, designing, and building our own instruments to create a band. My groupmates were Duke and Dom. Our instrument consisted of a guitar, , xylophone, and a drum. Every instrument except the drum can play a full range of instruments.

The content

Frequency - The rate at which a vibration occurs that constitutes a wave, either in a material (as in sound waves), or in an electromagnetic field (as in radio waves and light), usually measured per second.

Wavelength - The distance between the two crests or troughs of the wave (Indirectly proportional to frequency)

Wave Speed - The distance traveled by a given point on the wave in a given interval of time.

Amplitude - Distance from midpoint to max height. The amplitude of a wave controls the volume of the sound. The amplitude squared is directly proportional to sound. The amplitude squared is directly proportional.

Transverse Wave - Particles that move perpendicular to wave/energy motion direction.

Longitudinal Wave - Particles compress and rarify as the wave/energy moves along. They need a medium and some examples are sound.

Electromagnetic Spectrum - The electromagnetic spectrum is a series of transverse waves based on wavelength. They range from the biggest wavelengths and lowest frequencies to the lowest wavelengths and highest frequencies. The types of waves are radio, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-ray, and gamma rays

Reflection:

I feel that this project went fairly well for me and my group members. I enjoyed this project because of how many different parts and elements it took to complete our overall assignment. My favorite part was probably building my actual physical guitar. I did not think I would be able to build an actual working guitar but, after my hard work and our multiple build days, I was able to make a working guitar that made 8 unique different notes. One of the harder parts of this project was finding the frequency and note I wanted to create. I used a formula using the wavelength to find the length of string I needed to use. Another challenge I believe a lot of people faced on this project was just simply staying on task. I often found myself distracted by my chromebook, classmates, or just random things happening in the near vicinity. In the future I will work on my work ethic so I can be the most efficient as possible.