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Dr David Sharp
The Open University, Department of Engineering and Innovation
Academic advisor for: Sound Waves: The Symphony of Physics
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Browse 4 OpenLearn items Dr David Sharp has worked on
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By Chittka L, Brockmann - Perception Space—The Final Frontier, A PLoS Biology Vol. 3, No. 4, e137 doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0030137 (Fig. 1A/Large version), vectorised by Inductiveload, CC BY 2.5 under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 license
What is sound?114
We hear it all the time - but what is sound? Discover the science here...
Updated on:
30 Aug 2019
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Jesse Kruger under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 license
What Makes A Sound Musical?114
We look at the defining characteristics that make a sound musical
Updated on:
24 Feb 2017
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The sea sounds experiment114
David Sharp takes his microphone and shell into a recording studio to find out why you can hear the sounds of the sea when you hold a shell to your ear.
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24 Feb 2017
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Coast: The Roundtable114
The fifth series of Coast marks the end of a relationship between the Coast production team and Open University experts that has lasted the best part of a decade. We brought some of the campus voices together to recall their time working on a landmark TV series.
Updated on:
21 Jul 2010
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