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Postgraduate Course: Acoustics (MUSI11047)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaMusic Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionAn introductory course on audible acoustic waves in air, and of the vibration of simple systems including strings, bars and membranes, as well as acoustic tubes.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites Students MUST also take: Postgraduate Musical Applications of Fourier Theory and Digital Signal Processing (MUSI11034)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Postgraduates Only
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?No
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLectureLecture1-11 14:00 - 15:50
First Class Week 1, Friday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: King's Buildings. 5.5325 JCMB KINGS BUILDINGS
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course it is intended that a student will be able to:
1)demonstrate familiarity with the three-dimensional linear acoustic wave equation, understanding and explaining the assumptions and approximations made in its derivation
2)define specific acoustic impedance, and derive the specific acoustic impedance for plane and spherical sound waves
3) Have familiarity with the wave equation for string vibration, and traveling wave decompositions
4) Have familiarity with the equation of motion of a vibrating bar
5) Have familiarity with the equation of motion of a vibrating membrane
6) Be capable of deriving expressions for modal shapes and frequencies for simple systems
7) Be able to calculate expressions for phase and group velocity for a given system

Assessment Information
100% problem sets (three)
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Numerical Sound Synthesis: Finite Difference Schemes and SImulation in Musical Acoustics (Bilbao)

The Musician's Guide to Acoustics (Campbell and Greated)

Vibration and Sound (Morse)
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
Keywordsacoustics, musical instruments
Contacts
Course organiserDr Stefan Bilbao
Tel: (0131 6)51 7043
Email: s.bilbao@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Karen Bradley
Tel: 0131 221 6085
Email: k.bradley@ed.ac.uk
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