Preface to the first edition
Acoustics is a most fascinating subject. Music reproduction, sound systems, telephone systems, measuring equipment, cell phones, underwater sound, hearing aids, and medical ultrasound all seek from acoustics answers pertinent to their fields. The annual meetings of the audio and acoustical societies are veritable five-ring shows, with papers and symposia on subjects in all the aforementioned fields.
This text is planned as a textbook for students of acoustics in engineering departments. It assumes knowledge of electrical circuit theory. It should be of particular value to experimenters, to acoustical consultants, and to those who anticipate being engineering designers of audio equipment. To practicing acoustical ...