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Oscillations, Waves and Acoustics

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 480-2035/01
Abbreviation KVaA
Course title Oscillations, Waves and Acoustics
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Physics
Course coordinator Ing. Marek Nikodým, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Oscillations - examples of harmonic oscillations, harmonic oscillator, damped oscillator, forced oscillations and resonances.
2. Linear differential equation of oscillation and its solution.
3. Real pendulum – nonlinear differential equation and its solution.
4. Corrugation - Transverse and longitudinal corrugation. Gradual and standing waves. Interference, diffraction.
5. Derivation of the string wave equation.
6. Waves of an infinite and semi-infinite string, solution using D'Alembert's formula.
7. Waves of a finite string and its solution using Fourier series.
8. Sound as waves, types of sound, propagation of sound (absorption, reflection, bending), Doppler phenomenon.
9. Properties of sound (pitch, color, volume). Infrasound, ultrasound.
10. Sound analysis, Fourier transform and discrete Fourier transform.
11. Physiological acoustics.
12. Musical acoustics.
13. Building acoustics and electroacoustics.

E-learning

Materials are available at https://lms.vsb.cz/?lang=en
Selected study materials are published on the e-learning portal (https://www.vsb.cz/e-vyuka/en).

Literature

BARRON, Randall F. Industrial noise control and acoustics. Mechanical engineering (Taylor & Francis), 151. New York: Marcel Dekker, c2003. ISBN 0-8247-0701-X.

BACHMAN, George, Lawrence NARICI a Edward BECKENSTEIN. Fourier and wavelet analysis. New York: Springer, c2000. Universitext. ISBN 0-387-98899-8.

Advised literature

BARRON, Randall F. Industrial noise control and acoustics. New York: Marcel Dekker, c2003. Mechanical engineering (Taylor & Francis), 151. ISBN 0-8247-0701-X.