Synopses & Reviews
The Science of Sound is widely recognized as the leading textbook in the field. It provides an excellent introduction to acoustics for readers without college physics or a strong background in mathematics. In the Third Edition, Richard Moore and Paul Wheeler join Tom Rossing in updating The Science of Sound to include a wide range of important technological developments in the field of acoustics. New exercises and review questions have been added to the end of each chapter to help readers study the material. For college instructors and students.
About the Author
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 institutionin 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.