The notes contained in this page correspond to the delivery of ME413/513 during Spring Semester 2002. The content of ME413/513 changes slightly from semester to semester.

• Lecture 1: Introduction and Complex Numbers, ME413_513_Lect_1
• Lecture 2: Using Complex Exponentials to Solve Differential Equations, ME413_513_Lect_2
• Lecture 3: Mechanical Impedance, Electric Circuits, and Electrical Impedance, ME413_513_Lect_3
• Lecture 4: Power Dissipation and Properties of 2nd Order Oscillators, ME413_513_Lect_4
• Lecture 5: Electromagnetic Loudspeaker Drivers, ME413_513_Lect_5
• Lecture 6: Acoustic Variables, ME413_513_Lect_6
• Lecture 7: Derivation of the Wave Equation in Fluids, ME413_513_Lect_7
• Lecture 8: Fundamental Solution of the Wave Equation- Plane Waves, ME413_513_Lect_8
• Lecture 9: Speed of Sound in Fluids, Harmonic Plane Waves, Wavelength, ME413_513_Lect_9
• Lecture 10: Complex Exponential Representation for Plane Waves, Acoustic Velocity, and Density, ME413_513_Lect_10
• Lecture 11: Specific and Characteristic Acoustic Impedance, Acoustic Intensity and Power, ME413_513_Lect_11
• Lecture 12: Sound Pressure Level and Decibel Scales, Spherical Waves, ME413_513_Lect_12
• Lecture 13: Intensity and Specific Acoustic Impedance for Spherical Waves, ME413_513_Lect_13
• Lecture 14: Physics of Sound Measurement, Microphone Sensitivity and Calibration Charts, ME413_513_Lect_14
• Lecture 15: Review for Exam I, ME413_513_Lect_15
• Lecture 16: Exam I, No Tape or Notes. Exam and solution available in "Previous Semester Exams" page, Spring 2002 category.
• Lecture 17: Free-Field Correction Factor for Microphones, Intro to Frequency Decomposition, ME413_513_Lect_17, FrequencyDecomposition.
• Lecture 18: Frequency Decomposition and FFT, ME413_513_Lect_18,
• Lecture 19: Frequency Decomposition and FFT, ME413_513_Lect_19,
• Lecture 20: Wideband Sound Measurement, ME413_513_Lect_20, WideBandSoundMeasurement.
• Lecture 21: Weighting Scales, Sound Measurement in Class, ME413_513_Lect_21. See data in "Data Files" link on main panel of class page.
• Lecture 22: Transmission Across a Boundary at Normal Incidence, ME413_513_Lect_22,
• Lecture 23: Transmission Across a Layer at Normal Incidence, ME413_513_Lect_23, TransmissionAtNormalIncidence.
• Lecture 24: Layers Made From Elastic Solids, Reflection from Multiple Layers, ME413_513_Lect_24,
• Lecture 25: Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing, ME413_513_Lect_25,
• Lecture 26: Monopoles and Source Strength, ME413_513_Lect_26,
• Lecture 27: Simple Sources and Dipoles, ME413_513_Lect_27,
• Lecture 28: Review for Exam II, ME413_513_Lect_28,
• Lecture 29: Exam II, No Tape or Notes. Exam and solution available in "Previous Semester Exams" page, Spring 2002 category.
• Lecture 30: Method of Images, Plane Piston Pressure Field, ME413_513_Lect_30,
• Lecture 31: Plane Piston On-Axis Response, Near/Far Field, ME413_513_Lect_31,
• Lecture 32: Plane Piston Off-Axis Far Field, ME413_513_Lect_32,
• Lecture 33: Plane Piston Radiation Impedance, ME413_513_Lect_33,
• Lecture 34: Helmholtz Resonators, ME413_513_Lect_34,
• Lecture 35: Modeling a Loudspeaker Driver in a Sealed Cabinet, ME413_513_Lect_35. Note: The numerator in the first equation on slide 35/7 should be (jw), not (jw)^2.
• Lecture 36: Design of Sealed Cabinet Loudspeakers, ME413_513_Lect_36,
• Lecture 37: Power Consumption in Sealed Cabinet Loudspeakers, Introduction to Modeling Vented Cabinet Loudspeakers, ME413_513_Lect_37, VentedCabinets.
• Lecture 38: Design of Vented Cabinet Loudspeakers, ME413_513_Lect_38,
• Lecture 39: Normal Modes of a Rectangular Cavity, ME413_513_Lect_39,
• Lecture 40: Point Source Forced Response of a Rectangular Cavity, ME413_513_Lect_40,
• Lecture 41: Review for Exam III, ME413_513_Lect_41,
• Lecture 42: Exam III, No Tape or Notes. . Exam and solution available in "Previous Semester Exams" page, Spring 2002 category.
• Lecture 43: Review for Final Exam, ME413_513_Lect_43, Exam and solution available in "Previous Semester Exams" page, Spring 2002 category.