The basic equation for a sine wave is:
y = A * sin(2*pi*f*t)
Here f is the frequency in Hz.
Humans can hear from roughly 20 Hz to around 20 kHz, but with the high-end hearing getting worse as you get older. On computers with sub-par audio gear the lower end will be limited to more like 100 Hz.
You are trying to generate audio with frequencies less than 20 Hz.
Try the following:
sound(sin(2*pi*500*t), Fs)