Course: Acoustics

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Course title Acoustics
Course code KET/AKU
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Tureček Oldřich, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Zuzjak Ladislav, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Bouzek Stanislav, Ing.
Course content
1. Sound - basic terms and acoustic quantities. 2. Main acoustic quantities and sound level calculation. 3. Basic types of sound fields. 4. Physiological acoustics and psychoacoustics. 5. Frequency analysis of sound. 6. Sound pressure level measurement. 7. Sound intensity and sound power measurement. 8. Vibration measurement. 9. Electromechanical analogies. 10. Electroacoustic transducers. 11. Room acoustics introduction, room acoustic solution methods. 12. Building acoustics introduction, building acoustic solution methods. 13. Acoustic materials used in room acoustics and building acoustics.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Laboratory work
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis (1-8) - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 50 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to use basic knowledge of physics and electric circuits
Skills
to connect an electrical circuit for measurement of particular electrical quantity
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to explain the basic terms of acoustics, sound generation and propagation
to choose the suitable methods and acoustic material types for room acoustic solution
Skills
to use appropriate methods of noise measurement and measurement in electroacoustics, building and room acoustics
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Skills
Laboratory work
Competences
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • JIŘÍČEK, O. Úvod do akustiky. Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-01-02460-1.
  • KUTTRUFF, H. Acoustics: An introduction. 2007. ISBN 978-0-203-97.
  • MELLOW, T. BERANEK, L. Acoustics: Sound Fields and Transducers. 2012. ISBN 978-0-12-391421-7.


Study plans that include the course
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