Computer programs supporting instruction in acoustics
By: Thomas A. Green
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
Description: Traditionally, the study of mechanical vibration and sound wave propagation has been presented through textbooks, classroom discussion and laboratory experiments. However, in today's academic environment, students have access to high performance computing facilities which can greatly augment the learning process. This thesis provides computer algorithms for  examining selected topics drawn from the text, Fundamentals of Acoustics, Third Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., by Kinsler, Frey, Coppens and Sanders, (KFCS). Emphasis is on using the modeling and simulation capability of the programming language, MATLAB(TM), to illustrate and analyze complex physical principles which may seem obscure on the printed page yet are challenging or inconvenient to duplicate in the laboratory. This is not a passive recitation of acoustic phenomena, but complements KFCS with interactive student participation. The usefulness of these programs and any weaknesses in format or content needs to be tested in the classroom.
Notes: Thesis advisor(s): Sanders, J. V.; Atchley, A. A.

"December 1996."

Thesis (M.S. in Engineering Acoustics) Naval Postgraduate School, December 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215)

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