Acoustics 

 When     Tue/Fri 1:30-3pm
 Credits  3
 Text     The Science of Sound, 3rd edition, Rossing,Moore,Wheeler
 
 Syllabus

          Tues/Fri   week   chapter/topic               calendar
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    Sep   2,   3     1      
          7,  10     2      1       basic physics (T)
         14,  17     3      2       waves         (T)
         21,  24     4      3       vibrations    (T)
         28,   1     5      4       resonance     (T)
    Oct   5,   8     6      5-6     decibels      (?)   mid-term grades due
         12,  15     7      7       pitch         (?)
              22,    8      8       fourier       (?)   Hendrick's days
         26,  29     9      9       music, tuning (?)
     Nov  2,   5    10     18-19    E&M           (J)
          9,  12    11     20       speakers/mics (J)
         16,  19    12     21       digital music (J)
         23                22       recording     (J)   thanksgiving
         29,   3    13              student projects
    Dec   7         14              student projects

 Assignments
         Weekly homework
         Final project

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 Textbook chapters

   I. Vibrations, Waves, Sound
        1. Intro
        2. Vibrations
        3. Waves
        4. Resonance
  II. Perception and Measurement
        5. Hearing
        6. Loudness   (decibels, pressure, ...)
        7. Pitch      (octaves, a tiny mention of Fourier series)
        8. Harmony    (beats, intervals, music notation)
        9. Scales     (music tuning and temperment)
 III. Instruments
       10. String
       11. Brass
       12. Woodwinds
       13. Percussion
       14. Keyboards
  IV. Voice
       15. Speech production
       16. Speach recognition
       17. Singing
   V. Electroacoustics
       18. Electronic circuits
       19. Loudspeakers
       20. Microphones
       21. Digital computers
       22. Recording
  VI. Rooms
       23. Auditoriums
       24. Electronic reinforcement
       25. Small rooms
 VII. Electronic Music
       26. History and technology
       27. Analog
       28. Digital
       29. Computer music
VIII. Environmental noise
       30. what it is
       31. effects on people
       32. what to do about it