TY  - BOOK
AU  - Speaks,Charles E.
AU  - Kent,Raymond D.
TI  - Introduction to sound: acoustics for the hearing and speech sciences 
SN  - 9781635507591
U1  - 620.2 SPE 23/eng/20240325
PY  - 2026///]
CY  - San Diego, CA
PB  - Plural Publishing, Inc.
KW  - Acoustics
KW  - Sound
KW  - Speech-Language Pathology
KW  - methods
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-452) and index; Preface
Acknowledgments
Contributor

Chapter 1. The Nature of Sound Waves

Properties of the Transmitting Medium
Properties of the Sound Source
Sound Source Acting on a Medium
Fundamental Physical Quantities
Derived Physical Quantities
Vibratory Motion of a Spring-Mass System
The Pendulum: An Example of Slow-Motion Vibration
Proportionality
Sound Wave Propagation
Types of Wave Motion
Sound Waves
Transfer of Energy
Notes
Frequently Misunderstood Concepts
Practice Problems

Chapter 2. Simple Harmonic Motion

The Waveform
The Concept of Simple Harmonic Motion
Dimensions of the Sine Wave
Notes
Frequently Misunderstood Concepts
Practice Problems

Chapter 3. Acoustic Impedance

Review of Simple Harmonic Motion
Damping
Acoustic Impedance
Summary
Notes
Practice Problems

Chapter 4. Scales of Measurement, Logarithms, and Antilogarithms

Scales of Measurement
More on Exponents
The Concept of Logarithms and Antilogarithms
Antilogs and Logs
Procedures for Solving Log and Antilog Problems
Notes
Practice Problems

Chapter 5. Sound Intensity and Sound Pressure: The Decibel

Absolute and Relative Measures of Acoustic Power
Sound Intensity
The Decibel
Sound Pressure
The Relation Between dB IL and dB SPL
Units of Measure for Pressure
Conversion From One Reference to Another
Combining Sound Intensities From Independent Sources
Summary of Decibels for Sound Intensity and Sound Pressure
Notes
Frequently Misunderstood Concepts
Practice Problems

Chapter 6. Complex Waves

Fourier's Theorem
Periodic Waves
Aperiodic Waves
Waveform and Spectrum
Examples of Complex Sound Waves
Measures of Sound Pressure for Complex Waves
Signal-to-Noise Ratio in dB
Notes
Frequently Misunderstood Concepts
Practice Problems

Chapter 7. Resonance and Filtering

Resonance
Resonance and Filter Curves
Acoustic Impedance and Resonance
Frequency-Selective Systems: Filters
Parameters of a Filter (System Transfer Function)
Idealized Rectangular Filter
Types of Filters
Specification of Level at the Output of Filters
Another Look at Selected Types of Noise
Notes
Frequently Misunderstood Concepts
Practice Problems

Chapter 8. Distortion

Frequency Distortion
Amplitude Distortion
Transient Distortion
Practice Problems

Chapter 9. Sound Transmission

A Free, Unbounded Medium
The Inverse Square Law
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
Other Phenomena in Sound Transmission
Notes
Frequently Misunderstood Concepts
Practice Problems

Chapter 10. Basic Principles of Speech Acoustics

Modeling the Source
Modeling the Filter
The Spectrogram
Linear Prediction Analysis
The F1-F2 Plot
Acoustic Properties
Acoustics in Speech Technologies
Acoustics in Speech Technologies
Summary
Practice Problems

Chapter 11. Room Acoustics

Absorption
Absorption and Reflection
Room Acoustics
Speech Intelligibility: An Overview
Psychophysical/Behavioral Assessment of Speech Understanding
Physical/Predictive Assessment of Speech Understanding
The Design/Redesign Team
A Closing Comment
Notes
Practice Problems

Glossary
Answers to Practice Problems
Alphabetical Listing of Selected Equations
References
Index
N2  - "This is an academic textbook on communication sciences in audiology"--
ER  -