The Stuyvesant High School Online Course Guide

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Who should take this course?
Students interested in music, mathematics of music, music reproduction, and electronic engineering (practical).

What will we be studying?
Foundation of music (mathematical basis), music or sound properties, methods of sound reproductions, electronics of frequency control, and the properties of speaker enclosures.

What will be expected of me?
Theory is covered in a sequence of 25 homework assignments. A final exam consists of designing an actual speaker starting with the manufacturer's specifications.

How is the course taught?
Theory is taught in eight weeks of class lectures including homework, classwork, and the final exam. Three weeks are needed for practical assembly of electronic components. The remainder of the course is needed for the actual completion of a finished speaker.

What are the completion requirements?
The requirements are: homework, classwork, practical lab work, and the final exam.

Are there any special demands, costs, etc?
Students spend between $100 to $600 of their own (or their parent's) money for the purchase of wooden enclosures, speaker parts, and electronic accessories that they assemble into the finished stereo product which they can enjoy at home.

Details and pre/co-requisites:
There are no prerequisites. This course is a prepared elective. It can fulfill either your mathematics or your senior elective requirement.