Acoustics of Speech and Hearing

Lecture Notes

ses #	TOPICS
L1	Sound Measurement: Amplitude, Frequency and Phase of Simple and Complex Sounds (rms vs peak, FFT and Spectrum, Relationship between Time Waveform, FFT and Impulse Response), Lumped Elements and Waves (PDF)
L2	Sound Propagation in Space 1: Plane Waves, Characteristic Impedance, Traveling Waves, Trading of Time and Space (PDF)
L3	Sound Propagation in Space 2: Spherical Waves, Multiple Sources (PDF)
L4	Diffraction of Sound, Localization Cues (PDF - 1.2 MB)
L5	Psychoacoustics 1: Localization and Binaural Hearing
L6	Psychoacoustics 2: Thresholds and Discrimination
L7	Circuits 1: Lumped Elements (PDF)
L8	Circuits 2: Combinations of Elements (PDF)
L9	Circuits 3: Equivalent Circuits (PDF)
L10	Circuits 4: The Loudspeaker (PDF)
L11	Circuits 5: Microphones and Middle Ears (PDF)
L12	The Normal and Diseased Middle Ear (PDF - 1.6 MB)
L13	Psychoacoustics 3: Masking and Frequency Selectivity
L14	Psychoacoustics 4: Frequency Selectivity and Hearing Loss
L15	Tubes 1: Dimensional Equations, Natural Frequencies (PDF)
L16	Tubes 2: Perturbation Theory (PDF)
L17	Tubes 3: Non-Uniformities and Losses (PDF)
L18	Cochlear Mechanics 1: Hair Cells
L19	Cochlear Mechanics 2: The Passive Cochlea
L20	Speech Production 1: Vowels (PDF - 2.7 MB)
L21	Cochlear Mechanics 3: The Active Cochlea
L22	Speech Production 2: Fricative Sources and Consonants (PDF - 1.3 MB)
L23	Speech Sound Production 3: More Consonants (PDF)
L24	Speech Perception (PDF)
L25	Psychoacoustics and Physiology: Gold 1948