Acoustics & Sound

The proceedings of the workshop held in La Spezia, Italy, June 1990, consist of five parts reflecting the sessions held at the workshop: experimental results relating acoustic and oceanographic variability; wave motion and fine structure affecting...

Some years ago we set out to write a detailed book about the basic physics of musical instruments. There have been many admirable books published about the history of the development of musical instruments, about their construction as a master craft, and...

The problems of analyzing and synthesizing musical timbres have been prevalent for over half a century, and a book length exploration of this large and complex subject has been long overdue. Analysis, Synthesis, and Perception of Musical Sounds: Sound of...

Mathematical Modeling in Diffraction Theory: Based on A Priori Information on the Analytical Properties of the Solution provides the fundamental physical concepts behind the theory of wave diffraction and scattered wave fields as well as its application...

This IMA Volume in Mathematics and its Applications SINGULARITIES AND OSCILLATIONS is based on the proceedings of a very successful one-week workshop with the same title, which was an integral part of the 1994-1995 IMA program on "Waves and Scattering. "...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781478755616Author David WoronerFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint Outskirts PressPublisher Outskirts PressWeight(grams) 299g

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Musical Sound, Instruments, and Equipment offers a basic understanding of sound, musical instruments and music equipment, geared towards a general audience and non-science majors. The book begins with an introduction of the fundamental properties of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013273186Author Matthias FrankFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams)...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781830024Author S.N. SenFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint New Academic Science LtdPublisher New Age International (UK) Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992814168Author Brian CapletonFormat PaperbackPage Count 94Imprint Amarilli BooksPublisher Amarilli Books

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This book presents a new method of asymptotic analysis of boundary-layer problems, the Successive Complementary Expansion Method (SCEM). The first part is devoted to a general presentation of the tools of asymptotic analysis. It gives the keys to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750335379Author Panos PhotinosFormat HardbackPage Count 268Imprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics PublishingWeight(grams)...

Titling this book Lectures on Language Performance was not done to be cleverly "eye-catching"-the title is quite literally appropriate. With minor adaptations for a general reading audience, the eight chapters in this volume are the actual lectures I...

The aim of the present book is to present theoretical nonlinear aco- tics with equal stress on physical and mathematical foundations. We have attempted explicit and detailed accounting for the physical p- nomena treated in the book, as well as their...

This textbook provides a detailed introduction to the use of software in combination with simple and economical hardware (a sound level meter with calibrated AC output and a digital recording system) to obtain sophisticated measurements usually requiring...

This textbook is a product of William Bennett's work in developing and teaching a course on the physics of music at Yale University to a diverse audience of musicians and science students in the same class. The book is a culmination of over a decade of...

The problems of analyzing and synthesizing musical timbres have been prevalent for over half a century, and a book length exploration of this large and complex subject has been long overdue. Analysis, Synthesis, and Perception of Musical Sounds: Sound of...

In the last few decades the applications of piezoelectrics to sensors have witnessed a dramatic acceleration and new devices and materials have been discovered. Some of the highlights include electrostrictive materials for positioners, relaxor-normal ...

This is a textbook on the basic sciences of sound. It contains sufficient latest information on the subject and is divided into four parts that fit into the semester structure.The first part deals with basic Newton's second law of motion, simple harmonic...

How the World Listens explores our everyday and professional interactions with sound. The book aims to uncover the human relationship with sound across the world and to reveal practical ways in which a better understanding of listening can help us in our...

Comprehensive coverage of the basic theoretical concepts and applications of dielectrophoresis from a world-renowned expert. Features hot application topics including: Diagnostics, Cell-based Drug Discovery, Sensors for Biomedical Applications,...

We learn about the world by seeing and hearing, but how do light and sound actually work? This book explores the ways that light and sound travel, how we sense them, and how they affect our daily lives.About the AuthorLouise Spilsbury is an experienced...

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more.​Risible explores the forgotten history of laughter, from ancient Greece to the sitcom...

This monograph is devoted to the systematic presentation of the theory of sound wave propagation in layered structures. These structures can be man-made, such as ultrasonic filters, lenses, surface-wave delay lines, or natural media, such as the ocean...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621480488Author Armin J. HusemannFormat PaperbackImprint SteinerBooks, IncPublisher SteinerBooks, IncWeight(grams) 209gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 8mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013273193Author Matthias FrankFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams)...

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Urban planning often focuses on the visual world, thus missing key elements necessary to create healthy communities. Listening to Place delves into the sonic world to reveal how sound serves as an essential element when engaging in community planning...

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In Geographies of the Ear, Tania Gentic examines the language and soundscape of post-Franco Barcelona to listen for the remnants of a globalized colonial ear. She theorizes "echoic memory" to understand how sound circulates from the past to the present -...

In The Archive and the Aural City, Alejandro L. Madrid examines the possibilities for retrieving sounds from the archive that were not meant to be heard. Drawing on Angel Rama's notion of the Lettered City, Madrid proposes a notion of the Aural City - a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226842660Author Caspar HendersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher The University of Chicago PressWeight(grams)...

'Transformative and a fascinating read; this book will open your ears to the world of sound and change your life' Steven Bartlett, bestselling author of The Diary of a CEO'A fascinating insight into the power of sound' Susan Cain, No. 1 New York Times...

Sound shapes our world in invisible but profound ways, and here Caspar Henderson brings his characteristic curiosity, knowledge and sense of wonder to the subject to take us on an exhilarating journey through the heard universe. A Book of Noises...