Fundamental Acoustics 2

Subject guarantor:

Zdeněk OTČENÁŠEK

Name of lecturer(s):

Zdeněk OTČENÁŠEK

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

This course explains the basic events and concepts of physical, physiological, musical, psychological, spatial and structural acoustics.

Mode of study:

contact instruction

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Basic knowledge of math and physics.

Recommended optional programme components:

None

Course contents:

Sound and music signals, definition of tone and noise

Objective and subjective properties of sound and their mutual relationships

Perception of consonance and dissonance

Geometric acoustics, sound waves and their reflection

Wave acoustics free oscillations in a space

Acoustics statistics, undertones, reverb, sound field

Definition of the period of reverb, standard period of reverb, resonance radius

Acoustic properties of interior elements, sound insulation

Objective and subjective parameters of the acoustic quality of spaces

Musical instruments in real spaces

Fundamental acoustic properties of concert and theatre spaces and recording studios

Recommended or required reading:

V. Syrový: Hudební akustika, AMU 2003, kap. 1,2,7

V. Syrový, Malý slovník základních pojmů z hudební akustiky a hudební elektroniky, AMU 2001

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Lectures

Assessment methods and criteria:

Active in the course.

Course web page:

Note:

none

Schedule for winter semester 2012/2013:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2012/2013:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Obor Zvuková tvorba (Bc) (next compulsory subject)