DATE COMMENT

Dec. 11
(Wed)

FINAL EXAM, 4-5:50PM, regular classroom (Howard Hall room 117).

Coverage is comprehensive for the course. The exam is closed book, closed notes.  You may bring a pencil and a calculator.

Dec. 5
(Thurs) [26]

 Last day of class. Wrap up audio signal processing.  Course review for final.

Dec. 3
(Tues) [25]

 Audio signal processing. [Synthesis History]

Nov. 28
(Thurs)

 No class:  Thanksgiving holiday
Nov. 26
(Tues) [24]		 Audio coding (cont.)
Nov. 21
(Thurs) [23]

In class Quiz.

Digital audio and audio "coding."
Nov. 19
(Tues) [22]		 Complete signal connectors and details; begin digital audio topics
Nov. 14
(Thurs) [21]		 Audio electrical issues:  signal types and connectors [lecture notes]
Nov. 12
(Tues) [20]

Audio electrical issues:  power system and "grounding" [lecture notes]
Nov. 7
(Thurs) [19]

In class Quiz.

Audio transducers:  microphones and loudspeakers (cont.)
Nov. 5
(Tues) [18]

Homework is due.

Audio transducers:  microphones and loudspeakers

[lecture notes]
Oct. 31
(Thurs) [17]		 Musical acoustics: scales and sound production (cont.)
Oct. 29
(Tues) [16]

Finish room acoustics, begin musical acoustics. [notes] .

Homework assignment (due Tues, Nov. 5)
Oct. 24
(Thurs)		 TOUR during class time:  go directly to Visual Communications Building, upper lobby, west end. Tour of Montana PBS facilities. 
Oct. 22
(Tues) [15]		 Sound isolation (cont.)
Oct. 17
(Thurs)		 No class (instructor out of town)
Oct. 15
(Tues) 		 Midterm exam (in class).  Closed book and notes: bring a pencil and a calculator.
Oct. 10
(Thurs) [14]		 Sound isolation: Sound Transmission Class (STC) and architectural considerations.
Oct. 8
(Tues) [13]		 Reverberation; start sound isolation
Oct. 3
(Thurs) [12]		 In class Quiz.

Sound in rooms. Description of surface absorption and absorption calculations.

[notes 12] [reverb considerations]

Oct. 1
(Tues) [11]

Temporary threshold shift.

Begin discussion of sound in rooms:  absorption, reflection, transmission.

Architectural acoustics and reverberation. [notes 11]

Sep. 26
(Thurs) [10]

In class Quiz on reading and lecture material.

Psychoacoustics and perceptual coding. [notes_10]

Sep. 24
(Tues) [9]

Anatomy and physiology of the ear (cont.) [notes_9]

Reading assignment:  Chapters 20-23. 

Sep. 19
(Thurs) [8]

  

In class Quiz on reading and lecture material.

Start physiology of the ear.  Structures and functions of the hearing system. [notes 8]

 Ear anatomy (cutaway) depiction

Reading assignment:  Chapters 13 and 14. 

Sep. 17
(Tues) [7]

Harmonics, wave interference; Sound level and the decibel.    [harmonics]

[notes 7]

Reading assignment:  Chapters 9, 10, and 12.

Sep. 12
(Thurs) [6]

In class Quiz on Chapter 4 and lecture material.

Wave phenomena, relationship between frequency, wavelength, and speed of sound. [notes 6]

Reading assignment:  Chapters 6 and 8 from the Strong textbook.

Sep. 10
(Tues) [5]

Waves and wave motion in air. [notes 5]

Sep. 5
(Thurs) [4]

In class Quiz on Chapters 3, 4, and lecture material.

Vibration in simple mass-spring systems and basic mass-spring-damper systems (cont.).

Stiffness and mass effect on natural frequency of vibration.

Begin waves and wave motion in air. [notes 4]

Sep. 3
(Tues) [3]

Power and energy discussion.

Vibration in simple mass-spring systems and basic mass-spring-damper systems (Chapter 4)

[notes 3]

Reading assignment:  Read chapter 4 from the Strong textbook.

Aug. 29
(Thurs) [2]

Basic physical quantities and laws.  Measurement units for distance, time, mass, frequency, force, energy, power, etc.

Vibration in simple mass-spring systems and basic mass-spring-damper systems. [notes 2]

Aug. 27
(Tues) [1]

First class meeting at 3:05PM in Howard Hall Room 117.

Course introduction and some listening experiments. [notes 1]

Reading assignment:  Read chapter 3 from the Strong textbook .

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