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Introduction to Applied Acoustics

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Docent

Hervé Lissek

Type

Lecture

Term

autumn semester

Degree level

None

Tution fees

None

Related fields

None

Course is part of module

Course is part of program

Exchange mobilities

Subject type

Optional

Study path

Electrical Engineering

Specialisation/branch

Information and Communication Technologies

Keywords

Fundamental acoustics: sound fields definition, energy, wave structures, harmonic waves, levels and scales in acoustics, elementary sound sources, sound absorption, refraction of sound, sound superposition, diffraction, plane wave models. Sound perception: auditory systems, auditory experiments, noise perception and noise measurement. Room acoustics: wave acoustics, geometrical acoustics, statistical acoustics. Characterization of acoustic systems: linear and non-linear systems characterization, noise, directivity.

Total ECTS credit

3.0

Examination

Written

Language

English

Webpage

http://lema.epfl.ch/content/view/26/52/

Last modified

Nov. 30, 2024, 1:43 p.m.

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