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Physics of Sound, 6 ECTS credits.
/Ljudfysik/
For:
MT
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 40
Rec. self-study hours: 120
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Area of Education: Technology
Main field of studies: Media Technology, Engineering Physics
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): G2
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Aim:
The course aims at providing the students knowledge about sound and acoustics.
After the course the student should be able to:
- Recognize, describe and solve simple problems of sound generation, propagation and other phenomena related to sound waves.
- Know and explain about the human perception of sound.
- Understand and explain the description of sound in the frequency domain
- Describe the function and properties of electronic circuits related to audio technology, and know how common audio related measurements are performed.
- Understand the basic concepts of room acoustic and explain how to influence the acoustics of a room.
- Know the basics of different audio formats, audio recording and post treatment as well as digital audio and signal processing.
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Signals and Systems, Transforms Theory
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Supplementary courses:
Sound Technology
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Organisation:
The course consists of lectures, laboratory experiments and a project assignment.
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Course contents:
Basic description of sound waves and physical phenomena related to them. Sound propagation and room acoustics. Psycho-acoustics: the human perception of sound. Properties of some different sound producers. Audio measurements and electronic circuits related to the sound. Introduction to digital sound, various digital audio formats and signal processing. The basics of sound recording and audio processing.
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Course literature:
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Examination: |
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Written examination
Laboratory work
Project assignment
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3 ECTS
1,5 ECTS
1,5 ECTS
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Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IFM.
Director of Studies: Magnus Johansson
Examiner: Per Sandström
Link to the course homepage at the department
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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