This textbook provides a comprehensive presentation of all aspects of hearing science, including acoustics, psychoacoustics, anatomy and physiology, and related ...
This textbook provides a comprehensive presentation of all aspects of hearing science, including acoustics, psychoacoustics, anatomy and physiology, and related topics such as introduction to digital signal processing and instrumentation in hearing science. It is designed to supplement in-class instruction with both remedial and advanced material for students with different academic backgrounds, and is ideally suited for speech pathology and audiology students at the undergraduate and introductory graduate levels.
Online student resources on thePoint will include video demonstrations, a quiz bank, labeling exercises for images in the book, PDFs for selected chapters, Web links, and audio clips. Online instructor resources on thePoint will include PowerPoint slides, a test generator, an image bank, and homework assignments with answers.
ISBN/ISSN
9780781780476
Product Format
Paperback Book
Trim Size
8.375 x 10.875
Pages
335
Illustration
208
Table
23
Publication Date
December 17, 2007
Weight
1.45
Diana C. Emanuel PhD, CCC-A
Professor and Audiology Graduate Program Director, Department of Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology, and Deaf Studies, Towson University, Towson, MD
Tomasz Letowski
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contributors
Reviewers
Part I: FOUNDATION SKILLS Chapter 1: Mathematics Chapter 2: Physics
Part II: ACOUSTICS Chapter 3: Oscillations and Vibrations Chapter 4: Complex Vibrations and Waveform Analysis Chapter 5: The Nature of Sound Waves Chapter 6: Sound Propagation Chapter 7: The Decibel
Part III: HEARING Chapter 8: Outer Ear and Middle Ear Chapter 9: Inner Ear and Vestibulocochlear Nerve Chapter 10: Central Auditory Nervous System Chapter 11: Bone Conduction Chapter 12: Psychoacoustics
Part IV: AUDIO SYSTEMS Chapter 13: Electricity and Electric Circuits Chapter 14: Audio Signals and Devices Chapter 15: Digital Signal Processing
Glossary
References
Additional Help in Basic Mathematics
Index
-- Objectives provide students with a quick overview of content to be covered. -- Key Terms are bolded within the text to help students focus on and retain crucial topics. -- Example Problems show students how to work through problems related to each major concept. -- Practice Problems Problems provoke thought and test student's comprehension of each chapter's major concepts. --A Summary and a list of Key Points provide a brief recap of important information discussed in each chapter. --Links, called out in the text with an icon, are included online to provide help in understanding basic concepts, to provide more information on a topic, or to help students work through the text's practice problems step by step.
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