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A directory of sound files used in class.
Some honors projects of past students
PRELIMINARIES
1/19 - 
Class Orientation, Requirements, Overview
1/21 -
What is sound?
Some
informal observations of motion. (Y1)
PHYSICAL ACOUSTICS: Measurement of Sound and Sound Systems
1/26 -
The Sinusoid,
Complex
Vibration ,
Spring-Mass Equation for Motion (Y2, S1,S2*)
1/28 -
Sound Transmission (Y3, S8)
2/2 -
Measurement of Sound
Intensity,
The Decibel,
The Game of 3 Questions (S3,S4)
2/4 -
Spectral Analysis,
Measurement of Noise (Y4,S5)
2/9 -
Resonance in Linear Systems & The Transfer Function(Y5, S6)
2/11 -
Harmonic and Intermodulation Distortion,
Review
Homework I and
Homework II Due.
2/16 - 
EXAM I: Physical Acoustics, 
Example Exam Questions
PHYSIOLOGICAL ACOUSTICS I: Outer, Middle, and Inner Ear
2/18-23 -
Anatomy and Function of the Outer and Middle Ear (UW Auditory
Tour) (Y6, YAppendixE)
2/25-3/4 -
Cochlear Mechanics
(UW Auditory Tour) (Y7, Y8)
3/6-3/14 -
Spring Recess, No Class
3/16 -
Recordings from Cochlear Nerve (UW Auditory
Tour) (YAppendixE)
PHYSIOLOGICAL ACOUSTICS II: Central Auditory Nervous System
3/18 -
The Neural Code
3/23 -
The Central Auditory Nervous
System
3/25 -
Sensorineural Hearing Loss,
Review
Homework Set III due.
3/30 -
EXAM II: Physiological Acoustics
Example Exam Questions
PSYCHOLOGICAL ACOUSTICS I: Classical vs. Contemporary
Psychophyics
4/1 -
The Search for Psychophysical Laws - Some History
(Y9)
4/6 -
Theory of Signal Detection
4/8 -
Absolute and Differential Sensitivity,
Review
(Y10),
Homework Set IV.Due
PSYCHOLOGICAL ACOUSTICS II: Masking, Binaural Phenomena,
Pitch and Timbre
4/13 -
Masking, Loudness, and the Critical Band (Houtsma,
Rossing, & Wagenaars)
(Y10,Y11)
4/15 -
Masking by Complex Sounds
4/20 -
Binaural Phenomena (Y12)
4/22 -
Pitch Perception (Houtsma,
Rossing, & Wagenaars) (Y13)
4/27 -
Timbre (Houtsma,
Rossing, & Wagenaars),
Catchup
and Review,
Homework Set V.Due
4/29 -
EXAM III: Psychological Acoustics
Example Exam Questions
FINAL STRETCH
5/4 -
Review for Makeup Exam
5/6 -
EXAM IV: Optional Makeup
5/8-5/14 - Summary Period
*Y = Yost, S = Speaks, 1 = Chap. 1
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