Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Fundamental Particle Vibration Theory 2. Plane Waves in Air 3. Waves in Three Dimensions 4. Interference Patterns. Diffraction 5. Acoustic Impedance. Behavior of Horns 6. Longitudinal Waves in Different Gases. Waves in Liquids and Solids 7. Stationary Waves. Vibrating Sources. Musical Instruments 8. Reflection and Absorption of Sound Waves 9. Speech and Hearing. 10. Sound Measurements. Experimental Acoustics 11. Reproduction of Sound 12. Miscellaneous Applied Acoustics Appendixes List of Symbols References Index. Answers to Problems