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H5-03. Stethoscope
Purpose
To hear with a stethoscope, and to experience the time resolution between the two ears.
Equipment
Stethoscope
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Description
Listen to a heartbeat or breathing with the stethoscope. Gently tap the surface of the tube as you move your hand back and forth along the tube; the time between when the tap arrives at the two ears creates the effect of the sound appearing to move laterally.
References
G. P. Brewington, Simple Demonstrations of Auditory Perspective and Acoustic Regeneration, AJP 6, 214-215 (1938).
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See pagesh1. nature of sound
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See pagesh2. wave properties of sound
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See pagesh3. standing sound waves
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See pagesh4. music
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See pagesh5. the ear
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See pagesh6. the voice
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See pagesh1. nature of sound
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See pagesh2. wave properties of sound
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See pagesh3. standing sound waves
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See pagesh4. music
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See pagesh5. the ear
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See pagesh6. the voice
Physics Lab Demos