Summary of Objectives

• Measure and display plucked-string vibration as transverse velocity versus time.

• Study the amplitude envelope, or ``shape'', of the plucked string waveform over time.

• Understand exponential decay and apply the concept to vibrating string recordings.

• Measure the physical effects of plucking harder and compare to theory.

• Measure the fundamental period of the plucked-string vibration.

• Determine the fundamental frequency of the plucked-string vibration.

• Investigate parameters which affect the spectrum (frequency content) of the plucked-string vibration.