Acoustics and Audio Technology

Book, 2011

Acoustics and Audio Technology, Third Edition, is an introductory text for students of sound and vibration as well as electrical and electronic engineering, civil and mechanical engineering, computer science, signals and systems, and engineering physics. A fundamental knowledge of basic engineering mathematics and physics is assumed. Problems are included at the end of the chapters and a solutions manual is available to instructors. This completely revised and expanded classroom-tested third edition covers the physical background to and mathematical treatment of: sound propagation, the properties of human hearing, the generation and radiation of sound as well as architectural acoustics, the technologies used for pickup, recording, and reproduction of sound in various environments, and much more.