Acoustics
Undergraduate · Physics
Syllabus focus
Standard syllabus · STEM / applied
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Topics typically covered
Standard syllabus
Physical acoustics
- Wave equation in fluids and solutions
- Impedance and reflection at boundaries
- Absorption coefficients and materials
- Horns, resonators, and ducts
- Nonlinear acoustics and shock formation (intro)
Noise and vibration
- Sound pressure level and decibels
- A-weighting and human hearing curves
- Noise sources and spectra
- Vibration isolation and damping
- Environmental noise regulations
Architectural acoustics
- Reverberation time: Sabine's formula
- Room modes and diffusion
- Speech intelligibility metrics
- Concert hall design principles
- Psychoacoustics and masking
STEM / applied
Audio engineering
- Microphone polar patterns and placement
- Loudspeaker crossover networks
- Digital audio sampling and codecs
- Studio monitoring and room treatment
- Live sound reinforcement gain staging
Ultrasound and sonar
- Medical ultrasound beamforming
- Doppler flow measurement
- SONAR target detection
- Phased arrays and beam steering
- Cavitation in therapeutic ultrasound
Measurement and simulation
- Impulse response and convolution reverb
- Finite-element acoustic modeling
- Anechoic and reverberation chamber tests
- Occupational noise exposure monitoring
- Reporting STC and IIC ratings for buildings
Notes
Topics reflect common upper-division physics syllabi at US colleges and universities. Prerequisites, lab pairing, and mathematical depth vary by department.