Weeks | Topics |
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What is sound?, What is acoustics?, Fundamentals of vibration: The Simple Oscillator, Energy of Vibration
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Complex Exponential Method of Solution, Damped Oscillations
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Forced Oscillations, Transient Response of an Oscillator
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Analysis of Complex Vibrations by Fourier's Theorem
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The Fourier Transform: Fourier analysis
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Transverse motion: The vibrating string, Vibrations of Extended Systems, Transverse Waves on a String, The One-Dimensional Wave Equation
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General Solution of the Wave Equation, Initial Values and Boundary Conditions, Reflection at a Boundary
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Vibrations of bars: Longitudinal Vibrations of a Bar, Longitudinal Wave Equation
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Midterm exam (according to academic calendar)
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Transverse Vibrations of a Bar, Transverse Wave Equation, Boundary Conditions
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The two-dimensional wave equation: Vibration of a Plane Surface
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The acoustic wave equation and simple solutions: Speed of Sound, Acoustic Intensity, Decibel Scales
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Reflection and transmission: Changes in Media
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Absorption and attenuation of sound: Complex Sound Speed and absorbtion
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