An Introduction to Acoustics Contributor(s): Randall, Robert H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486442519 ISBN-13: 9780486442518 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: This undergraduate-level text opens with an overview of fundamental particle vibration theory, and it proceeds to examinations of waves in air and in three dimensions, interference patterns and diffraction, and acoustic impedance, as illustrated in the behavior of horns. Supplementary sections include four appendixes and answers to problems. 1951 edition. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - General - Science | Acoustics & Sound |
Dewey: 534 |
LCCN: 2004065693 |
Series: Dover Books on Music |
Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.68" W x 8.52" (0.84 lbs) 368 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: No branch of classical physics is older in its origins yet more modern in its applications than acoustics. Courses on acoustics very naturally begin with a study of vibrations, as a preliminary to the introduction of the wave equations. Both vibrations and waves, of course, are vastly important to all branches of physics and engineering. But it is very helpful to students to gain an understanding of mechanical waves before trying to comprehend the more subtle and abstract electromagnetic ones. |