Introduction to Acoustics

 

Study Programs

Electrical Engineering, Information Technology and Computer Engineering (B.Sc.)/6^th semester

Objectives

Students should develop a basic understanding of different fields of Acoustics:

• Acoustics and its interaction with human perception
• Acoustics within engineering sciences (e.g. electrical engineering, automotive engineering, construction engineering)
• Acoustics in measurement technology and audio and media technology

Lecture’s topics

• Introduction to the basics of sound propagation and sound field computation
• Anatomy and physiology of the human ear
• Psychoacoustics
• 3D Sound
• Acoustical measurement, recording and reproduction technology

Follow-up courses

• Technical Acoustics
• Medical Acoustics: Technologies for Hearing Systems and Ultrasound
• Medical Acoustiks: Audiology and Voice
• Electroacoustics
• Psychoacoustics and methodology for listening experiments