| Description |
xvi, 480 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1 Fundamentals of vibration -- Ch. 2 Transverse motion - the vibrating string -- Ch. 3 Vibrations of bars -- Ch. 4 The two-dimensional wave equation: vibrations of membranes and plates -- Ch. 5 The acoustic wave equation and simple solutions -- Ch. 6 Transmission phenomena -- Ch. 7 Absorption and attenuation of sound waves in fluids -- Ch. 8 Radiation and reception of acoustic waves -- Ch. 9 Pipes, cavities, and waveguides -- Ch. 10 Resonators, ducts, and filters -- Ch. 11 Noise, signal detection, hearing, and speech -- Ch. 12 Environmental acoustics -- Ch. 13 Architectural acoustics -- Ch. 14 Transduction -- Ch. 15 Underwater acoustics -- Appendix: A1: Conversion factors between MKS and CGS -- A2: Complex numbers -- A3: Functions of complex argument -- A4: Bessel functions of integer order -- A5: Tables of Bessel functions, zeros, and inflection points -- A6: Tables of directivities and impedence functions for a piston -- A7: Vector operators -- A8: Gauss' law and Green's theorem -- A9: A little thermodynamics and the perfect gas -- A10: Tables of physical properties of matter -- Glossary of symbols -- Answers to odd-numbered problems |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Architectural acoustics.
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Sound -- Equipment and supplies.
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Sound-waves.
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Underwater acoustics.
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Architectural acoustics.
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Sound -- Equipment and supplies.
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Sound -- Measurement.
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Sound-waves.
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Sound.
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Underwater acoustics.
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| Author |
Kinsler, Lawrence E.
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| LC no. |
81007463 |
| ISBN |
0471029335 |
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0471097438 |
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