Acoustics Waves and Oscillations
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: New Academic Science
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9781781830772; 9781523119028
Subjects: Sound; Acoustic surface waves; Oscillations; Ondes acoustiques de surface; Oscillation
Notes: 11.1 Reflection at the boundary of two media.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Preface to the Third Edition; Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Simple Harmonic Motion; 2.1 Phase of simple harmonic vibration; 2.2 Energy of a particles in simple harmonic vibration; 2.3 Composition of simple harmonic vibrations; 2.4 Experimental observation; 2.5 Fourier's theorem; 2.6 Partial Fourier series; Chapter 3. Theory of Forced Vibration and Resonance; 3.1 Damped vibration; 3.2 Logarithmic decrement; 3.3 Special cases of damped vibration; 3.4 Forced vibration; 3.5 Phase of forced vibration; 3.6 Amplitude resonance; 3.7 Velocity response.; title: 3.8 Energy of forced vibrationChapter 4. Theory of Coupled Oscillation; 4.1 Two oscillators coupled together; 4.2 General equation; 4.3 Normal modes of vibration; 4.4 General solution; 4.5 Special cases; 4.6 Examples of coupled oscillation; 4.7 Analogy with electrical coupled circuits; Chapter 5. Vibration in an Extended Medium; 5.1 Plane waves; 5.2 Velocity of wave propagation; 5.3 Energy of a plane wave of sound intensity; 5.4 Power of a source emitting plane wave; 5.5 Elastic vibration in solids; Chapter 6. Vibration of Strings; 6.1 Transverse vibration of strings.; title: 6.2 Reflection: Formation of stationary waves6.3 Experimental verification of the laws of vibrating string: The sonometer; 6.4 General solution of the wave equation in string; 6.5 Methods of producing vibrations in strings; 6.6 Special cases in the vibration of strings; 6.7 Energy of the vibrating string; Chapter 7. Vibration of Bars and Tuning Forks; 7.1 Transverse vibration of bar; 7.2 Boundary conditions; 7.3 Solution of the general equation; 7.4 Conditions at ends; 7.5 Energy of a vibrating bar; 7.6 Tuning forks; 7.7 Temperature effect on frequency; 7.8 Electrically maintained tuning fork.; title: 7.9 Determination of frequency of tuning forkChapter 8. Vibration of Membranes and Rings; 8.1 Case of stretched membranes; 8.2 Rectangular membrane; 8.3 Initial conditions; 8.4 Discussion of the result; 8.5 Square membrane; 8.6 Energy of a vibrating membrane; 8.7 Case of circular membrane; 8.8 Kinetic energy of the vibrating membrane; 8.9 Potential energy of the vibrating membrane; 8.10 Kettledrum; 8.11 Vibration of rings; Chapter 9. Vibration of Air Columns; 9.1 Vibration of air columns in cylindrical pipe; 9.2 End correction; 9.3 Examples of vibrating air column: organ pipes.; title: 9.4 High frequency pipes: Galton's whistle9.5 Vibrations in air cavity: Helmholtz resonator; Chapter 10. Transmission of Sound; 10.1 Velocity of sound in a gas; 10.2 Effect of pressure, temperature and humidity on the sound velocity in a gas; 10.3 Velocity of sound in open air; 10.4 Velocity of sound contained in tubes; 10.5 Velocity of sound in resonance air column; 10.6 Velocity of sound in different gases and vapours at different temperatures; 10.7 Velocity of sound in a liquid; 10.8 Velocity of sound in a solid; Chapter 11. Reflection, Refraction, Interference and Diffraction of Sound.