Resonance
What is meant by resonance? a resonant
frequency? Why are resonant frequencies
important? 
Describe the resonance of a mass on a
spring. What determines its resonant
frequency? 
How does a plucked guitar string know
what frequency to produce? How is the
resonant frequency of a string determined? 
How do you calculate the 
resonant frequency of a vibrating
string? open and closed air 
columns? 
What properties determine the resonant
frequency of a cavity like a coke bottle? 
Does a cavity have harmonics like a string
or other resonant objects? 
What is a bass reflex loudspeaker? Why do 
you have to tune the port of such a bass speaker? 
What part does cavity resonance play in human
speech? How can you change or control these 
resonances? 
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