Electroacoustics

Course title: Electroacoustics

Code: 3ФЕИТ05З014

Number of credits (ECTS): 6

Weekly number of classes: 3+1+1+0

Prerequisite for enrollment of the subject: None

Course Goals (acquired competencies): Getting acquainted to and mastering the theoretical foundations of the formation, radiation and propagation of sound waves in open and closed space. Understanding the physiological mechanisms of sound perception. Capability for modeling complex acoustic systems, design and implementation of sound systems, design of acoustic improvement projects and noise insulation.

Total available number of classes: 180

Course Syllabus: Formation and propagation of sound waves. Physical characteristics of sound. Sound waves. Electroacoustic and electromechanical analogies. Physiological and psychological acoustics. Sound waves in a closed space. Analysis of room acoustics, design of acoustic room improvements. Noise insulation. Speech and music. Music acoustics. Electroacoustic Transformers. Microphones. Basics of tone recording. Loudspeakers. Outdoor and indoor sound systems. Electroacoustic systems for preserving and editing audio. Ultrasound and its use. Aeroacoustics. Underwater acoustics.

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