Contents

• Contents
• Things you should know
• Thanks
• Things you already know about acoustics
• Acoustics as a branch of fluid dynamics
  • Waves in space
  • Retarded time
• The wave equation
  • The linear wave equation
  • Waves in one dimension
  • Waves in three dimensions
  • The delta function
  • Sound of constant frequency
  • Acoustic pressure and velocity
  • Acoustic intensity and power
  • Describing sound
• Generating sound
  • Basic sources
  • Source directivity and multipole sources
  • Moving sources
• Bounded sound fields
  • Reflection
  • Sound in ducts
    • Reflection from a duct termination
    • Resonance in ducts
    • Combustion oscillations
  • Vibrating surfaces
  • Compactness and interference
• Solid bodies
  • Rotating sources
• Unbounded flows
  • Non-linear theory
  • The eighth power law
• References
• Tutorial questions
• About this document ...