| Session | date | Day | Readings: | K=Kinsler, H=Heller | Topic |
| 1 | 3-Jan | Tue | K ch. 1 | H: Ch. 1, 2 | Course intro, acoustics topics, overview of wave properties; pulses, transverse and longitudinal waves, overview of sound speeds |
| 2 | 5-Jan | Thu | K ch. 1 | H: Ch. 9, 10 | harmonic oscillators: simple, damped, driven; complex exponential solutions, electrical circuit analogy, resonance, Q factor |
| 3 | 10-Jan | Tue | K ch. 1 | H: Ch. 3 | Fourier methods: Fourier series, integrals, Fourier transforms, discrete FTs, sampling and aliasing |
| 4 | 12-Jan | Thu | K. chs 10 | H: Ch. 4, 11 | Frequencies and aliasing; convolution and correlation; discrete convolution; digital filtering, optimal filters, FIR filters, noise spectra; power spectra. REPORT 1 PROPOSED TOPIC DUE |
| 5 | 17-Jan | Tue | K. ch. 2, 3, 4 | H: Ch. 13, 15 | Waves in strings, bars and membranes |
| 6 | 19-Jan | Thu | K. Ch. 5, 6 | H: Ch. 1 | Acoustic wave equation; speed of sound; Harmonic
plane waves, intensity, impedance. |
| 7 | 24-Jan | Tue | K. Ch. 5 |
H: Ch. 2 |
Spherical waves; Eikonal equation and ray tracing; transmission and reflection at interfaces; |
| 8 | 26-Jan | Thu | K: Ch. 7 |
H: Ch. 7 |
Absorption losses; Pulsating spheres and simple
sources; pistons and dipoles; Near field, far field;
Radiation impedance; Waves in pipes UPDATED BELOW HERE: |
| 9 | 31-Jan | Tue | K. Ch. 8-10 | H: Ch. 13 | Rectangular cavities; Helmholtz resonators;
Resonant bubbles; Acoustic impedance; physical acoustic
filters;
Doppler effect;
Interference effects |
| 10 | 2-Feb | Thu | K. Ch 9 |
H: Chs. 23-25 |
Musical acoustics: pitch, musical tones and
frequency; timbre; beats |
| 11 | 7-Feb | Tue | H: Chs. 16, 18 |
Musical instruments: winds and string
instruments |
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| 12 | 9-Feb | Thu | H: Chs. 17, 19 |
Musical instruments: piano, human voice REPORT 1 PAPER DUE by 7 PM; REPORT 2 PROPOSED TOPIC DUE |
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| 13 | 14-Feb | Tue | K. Ch. 11 | H: Ch. 21 |
Human hearing: the inner ear; pitch perception;
acoustics of speech |
| 14 | 16-Feb | Thu | K. Ch. 12 | H: Chs. 21-22 | Decibels and sound level measurements Environmental acoustics and noise criteria; industrial and community noise regulations; noise mitigation; |
| 15 | 21-Feb | Tue | K. Chs. 13-14 | H: Chs. 27-28; Ch. 6 |
Room acoustics; Transducers for use in air and
water: Microphones and loudspeakers; hydrophones and
pingers; Underwater acoustics: sound absorption underwater, the sonar equation |
| 16 | 23-Feb | Thu | K. Ch 15 | Underwater acoustics applications:
acoustical positioning, seafloor imaging, sub-bottom
profiling; Course wrap-up: review |
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| 17 | 28-Feb | Tue | Student report 2 presentations | ||
| 18 | 2-Mar | Thu | Student report 2 presentations | ||
| 19 | 7-Mar | Tue | Student report 2 presentations | ||
| 20 | 9-Mar | Thu | Student report 2 presentations. TAKE-HOME FINAL EXAM ISSUED | ||
| -- | 17-Mar | Fri | FINAL EXAM ANSWERS DUE by 5 PM |