Fundamentals of Acoustics / Edition 4

by Lawrence E. Kinsler, Austin R. Frey, Alan B. Coppens, James V. Sanders

Overview

This text is designed for a one semester junior/senior/graduate level course in acoustics. It presents the physical and mathematical concepts related to the generation, transmission and reception of acoustic waves, covering the basic physics foundations as well as the engineering aspects of the discipline. This revision keeps the same strong pedagogical tradition as the previous editions by this well known author team.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471847892
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	01/12/2000
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	560
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Lawrence E. Kinsler and Austin R. Frey are the authors of Fundamentals of Acoustics, 4th Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Fundamentals of Vibration.

Transverse Motion: The Vibrating String.

Vibrations of Bars.

The Two-Dimensional Wave Equation: Vibrations of Membranes and Plates.

The Acoustic Wave Equation and Simple Solutions.

Reflection and Transmission.

Radiation and Reception of Acoustic Waves.

Absorption and Attenuation of Sound.

Cavities and Waveguides.

Pipes, Resonators, and Filters.

Noise, Signal Detection, Hearing, and Speech.

Architectural Acoustics.

Environmental Acoustics.

Transduction.

Underwater Acoustics.

Selected Nonlinear Acoustic Effects.

Shock Waves and Explosions.

Appendices.

Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems.

Index.