ME413/513 Lecture Topics and Notes
Last Updated June 14 2002
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,
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- Lecture 2: Using Complex Exponentials to Solve Differential Equations,
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- Lecture 3: Mechanical Impedance, Electric Circuits, and Electrical Impedance,
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- Lecture 4: Power Dissipation and Properties of 2nd Order Oscillators,
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- Lecture 5: Electromagnetic Loudspeaker Drivers,
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- Lecture 6: Acoustic Variables,
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- Lecture 7: Derivation of the Wave Equation in Fluids,
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- Lecture 8: Fundamental Solution of the Wave Equation- Plane Waves,
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- Lecture 9: Speed of Sound in Fluids, Harmonic Plane Waves, Wavelength,
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- Lecture 10: Complex Exponential Representation for Plane Waves, Acoustic Velocity, and
Density,
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- Lecture 11: Specific and Characteristic Acoustic Impedance, Acoustic Intensity and Power,
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- Lecture 12: Sound Pressure Level and Decibel Scales, Spherical Waves,
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- Lecture 13: Intensity and Specific Acoustic Impedance for Spherical Waves,
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- Lecture 14: Physics of Sound Measurement, Microphone Sensitivity and Calibration Charts,
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- Lecture 15: Review for Exam I,
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- 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,
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FrequencyDecomposition.
- Lecture 18: Frequency Decomposition and FFT,
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- Lecture 19: Frequency Decomposition and FFT,
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- Lecture 20: Wideband Sound Measurement,
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WideBandSoundMeasurement.
- Lecture 21: Weighting Scales, Sound Measurement in Class,
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data in "Data Files" link on main panel of class page.
- Lecture 22: Transmission Across a Boundary at Normal Incidence,
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- Lecture 23: Transmission Across a Layer at Normal Incidence,
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- Lecture 24: Layers Made From Elastic Solids, Reflection from Multiple Layers,
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- Lecture 25: Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing,
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- Lecture 26: Monopoles and Source Strength,
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- Lecture 27: Simple Sources and Dipoles,
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- Lecture 28: Review for Exam II,
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- 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,
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- Lecture 31: Plane Piston On-Axis Response, Near/Far Field,
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- Lecture 32: Plane Piston Off-Axis Far Field,
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- Lecture 33: Plane Piston Radiation Impedance,
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- Lecture 34: Helmholtz Resonators,
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- Lecture 35: Modeling a Loudspeaker Driver in a Sealed Cabinet,
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Note: The numerator in the first equation on slide 35/7 should be (jw), not (jw)^2.
- Lecture 36: Design of Sealed Cabinet Loudspeakers,
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- Lecture 37: Power Consumption in Sealed Cabinet Loudspeakers, Introduction to Modeling
Vented Cabinet Loudspeakers,
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VentedCabinets.
- Lecture 38: Design of Vented Cabinet Loudspeakers,
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- Lecture 39: Normal Modes of a Rectangular Cavity,
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- Lecture 40: Point Source Forced Response of a Rectangular Cavity,
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- Lecture 41: Review for Exam III,
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- 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,
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Exam and solution available in "Previous Semester Exams" page, Spring 2002 category.