Architectural Acoustics: Principles and Design

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A textbook for a one-semester course for architecture students with a fairly solid background in science and mathematics, synthesizing academic rigor with practical details that might continue to prove useful when students are out in the big noisy world. The more technical topics are tagged to allow readers to skip them on first reading and return for detailed calculation. Though some chapters consider the design of rooms for public speech and for music performance and practice, most of the treatment is concerned with controlling sound where it is not wanted. A battery of appendices present data gathered by the authors over the years. Perhaps in order to discourage noise, the extensive glossary does not indicate pronunciation. Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR

Book Description
Written by two educators and a practicing acoustical consultant, this reader-friendly book/reference covers all the important issues of architectural acoustics in a single volume — AND features a dual-level presentation that meets the needs of both those seeking depth and rigor, and those requiring a broad, practical perspective. Synthesizing acoustical theory with its practical applications, it provides exhaustive narrative coverage of the subject (including advanced optional content and extensive mathematical appendixes) and extensive high-quality stand-alone illustrations — for those who need to grasp concepts quickly without wading through long descriptions of complex acoustical phenomena. Explains complex acoustical phenomena and their practical details with relative ease. Provides over 500 stand-alone illustrations — that, together with a cursory reading of the text, enable readers to grasp concepts quickly — without wading through long descriptions of complex acoustical phenomena. Contains a comprehensive list of important formulas in architectural acoustics.

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Written by two educators and a practicing acoustical consultant, this reader-friendly book/reference covers all the important issues of architectural acoustics in a single volume — AND features a dual-level presentation that meets the needs of both those seeking depth and rigor, and those requiring a broad, practical perspective. Synthesizing acoustical theory with its practical applications, it provides exhaustive narrative coverage of the subject (including advanced optional content and extensive mathematical appendixes) and extensive high-quality stand-alone illustrations — for those who need to grasp concepts quickly without wading through long descriptions of complex acoustical phenomena. Explains complex acoustical phenomena and their practical details with relative ease. Provides over 500 stand-alone illustrations — that, together with a cursory reading of the text, enable readers to grasp concepts quickly — without wading through long descriptions of complex acoustical phenomena. Contains a comprehensive list of important formulas in architectural acoustics.


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A textbook for a one-semester course for architecture students with a fairly solid background in science and mathematics, synthesizing academic rigor with practical details that might continue to prove useful when students are out in the big noisy world. The more technical topics are tagged to allow readers to skip them on first reading and return for detailed calculation. Though some chapters consider the design of rooms for public speech and for music performance and practice, most of the treatment is concerned with controlling sound where it is not wanted. A battery of appendices present data gathered by the authors over the years. Perhaps in order to discourage noise, the extensive glossary does not indicate pronunciation. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.


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