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A text for a one-semester, first or second year course on acoustics in general and musical acoustics in particular. After covering basic principles, Rossing (physics, Northern Illinois U.) explains more advanced topics such as the perception and measurement of sound, the human voice, and environmental noise. The first edition was 1982. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)From The Critics
Written for students without a background in mathematics or physics, this textbook provides an introduction to the study of acoustics. It covers: vibrations, waves, and sound; perception and the measurement of sound; musical instruments; the human voice; electroacoustics; the acoustics of rooms; electronic music technology; and, environmental noise. Diagrams, charts, and photographs are featured. The authors teach at American universities. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Product Details
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Thomas D. Rossing completed his B.A. at Luther College in 1950, his M.S. and Ph.D. at Iowa State University in 1954. His dissertation was in the field of molecular physics. After graduating, he went into industrial research, and from there, he went to teaching. Currently, he is a professor at Northern Illinois University.
Professor Rossing has published more than 200 papers and ten books. He is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has held about a dozen research positions other than at his home institution—in national laboratories, in research universities, and in several other countries. The Acoustical Society of America awarded him the Silver Medal in Musical Acoustics.
Table of Contents
I. MOTION, ENERGY, WAVES, AND OTHER PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES.
1. Motion, Force, and Energy.
2. Vibrating Systems.
3. Waves.
4. Resonance.
II. PERCEPTION AND MEASUREMENT OF SOUND.
5. Hearing.
6. Sound Pressure, Power, and Loudness.
7. Pitch and Timbre.
8. Combination Tones and Harmony.
III. ACOUSTICS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
9. Musical Scales and Temperament.
10. String Instruments.
11. Brass Instruments.
12. Woodwind Instruments.
13. Percussion Instruments.
14. Keyboard Instruments.
IV. THE HUMAN VOICE.
15. Speech Production.
16. Speech Recognition, Analysis, and Synthesis.
17. Singing.
V. THE ELECTRICAL PRODUCTION OF SOUND.
18. A Little About Electricity.
19. Filters, Amplifiers, and Oscillators.
20. Microphones and Loudspeakers.
21. The Recording and Reproduction of Sound.
22. Components for High-Fidelity Sound.
VI. THE ACOUSTICS OF ROOMS.
23. Auditorium Acoustics.
24. Electronic Reinforcements of Sound.
25. High-Fidelity Sound-Reproducing Systems.
VII. ELECTRONIC MUSIC.
26. Electronic Organs and other Musical Instruments.
27. Electronic Music Synthesizers.
28. Digital Techniques for Generating and Recording Sound.
29. Digital Computers and Musical Sound.
VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE.
30. Noise in the Environment.
31. The Effects of Noise on People.
32. The Control of Noise.
33. Measuring Instruments.
Appendices.
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems.
Index.