WEBERCISE: Intro to Trigonometry and Music (30 Points Total)

Task 1: http://www.mathguide.com/lessons2/GraphingTrig.html

• Watch the video under Basics and read through the website to define the following
terms in your own words.
Use the formula: y= asinb(x-c) + d in your definitions.
e.g.: In the formula, a represents amplitude.
2 points per definition

Amplitude:
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Interval Notation/Interval:
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Period:
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Horizontal Shift:
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Vertical Shift:
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• Graph the following functions below:

2 points per graph
o y = 4sin(x- π)

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o y = sin2(x+ 3 ) – 3
Task 2: https://www.intmath.com/trigonometric-graphs/music.php

Look at the table of note frequencies and answer the following questions:

• What do you notice about the same note’s frequency in different octaves? (note: each
box is one octave)
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• In addition to A and C, pick 3 notes and write down their frequencies in all the octaves
listed.
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• Using a calculator, graph each of the notes you wrote down above and note your
observations using vocabulary from Task 1.
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Task 3: http://www.mathguide.com/lessons2/EquationsNotes.html

• Read through the article and take the interactive quiz.

Show your work for 3 problems on the quiz below:
3 points (1 per problem)
Task 4: https://www.intmath.com/trigonometric-graphs/music-note-frequencies-
interactive.php
• Click on different notes and compare the graphs.
• What similarities do the graphs have? What differs? According to the article, why do
some notes sound good together and others do not? Use vocabulary from Task 1.
3 points

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Task 5: Dig deeper! Use this site. http://www.malinc.se/math/trigonometry/musicen.php

Section: The frequencies of the notes

• What is changing as you move A along the slider? How does it affect the sound?
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• What is changing as you move n along the slider? How does it affect the sound?
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Section: Overtones (note: students do not have to know how to graph combinations of sine
graphs)
• How do overtones affect the sound of different notes? How are sign graphs combined
with the overtones? What observations do you have as you move A1, A2, and A3 along
the slider?
3 points
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