Course: Vibrations, Waves, Acoustics

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Course title Vibrations, Waves, Acoustics
Course code KMT/KVA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Nykles Petr, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
To present and to deduce relationships describing continuous, damped and forced mechanical oscillations. To present and to deduce relationships valid for mechanical wave motion including interference phenomena, the Doppler principle, dynamic wave equation and its application on longitudinal and transversal waves in a thin rod. To present basic relationships concerning sound propagation, define acoustic aberration, speed and pressure. To define sound intensity, sound intensity levels, objective and subjective volume, loudness levels. To acquaint the students with physical processes in classical and electronic musical instruments and introduce them to analog and digital sound recording and reproduction.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Lecture with visual aids
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of basic differential and integral calculus and simple differential equations solution
learning outcomes
The students will manage to the basics of acoustics and mechanical oscillatory and wave movement.
teaching methods
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
assessment methods
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Hlavička, A a kol. Fyzika pro pedafogické fakulty. SPN Praha, 1971. ISBN 14-446-71.
  • Horák, Zdeněk; Krupka, František. Fyzika : Příručka pro vysoké školy technického směru. 3. vyd. Praha : SNTL, 1981.
  • Rossing, Thomas. The science of sound. Harlow, 2014. ISBN 978-1-292-03957-2.
  • Syrový, Václav. Hudební akustika. 1. vyd. Praha : Akademie múzických umění, 2003. ISBN 80-7331-901-2.
  • Špelda, Antonín. Hudební akustika : pro posluchače filosofických a pedagogických fakult a akademií múzických umění. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1978.


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