Fundamentals of acoustics / Lawrence E. Kinsler [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fundamentals of Vibration -- Transverse Motion: The Vibrating String -- Vibrations of Bars -- The Two-Dimensional Wave Equation: Vibrations of Membranes and Plates -- The Acoustic Wave Equation and Simple Solutions. -- Reflection and Transmission -- Radiation and Reception of Acoustic Waves -- Absorption and Attenuation of Sound -- Cavities and Waveguides -- Pipes, Resonators, and Filters -- Noise, Signal Detection, Hearing, and Speech -- Architectural Acoustics -- Environmental Acoustics -- Transduction -- Underwater Acoustics -- Selected Nonlinear Acoustic Effects -- Shock Waves and Explosions -- Appendices -- Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems -- Index.