Acoustics (ACS)

Formal course given on a topical or special interest subject offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or semester. This Special Topics is an GenEd course.

This course will provide an overview and introduction to the field of acoustics from a physics and engineering viewpoint. Topics will include the physics of oscillation and wave motion, frequency spectrum analysis, sound pressure levels, sound wave propagation in air and water, models of sound sources (monopoles, dipoles, quadrupoles, line arrays), standing waves and mode shapes in (string, membranes, pipes), acoustics of large and small rooms, noise and vibration measurements, human hearing and psychoacoustics, loudspeaker design and performance, and other engineering applications.

Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.

Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.

Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.