Hearing Science

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-7817-8047-6
Verlag: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

Buch, Englisch, 335 Seiten, Trade Paper, Format (B × H): 212 mm x 279 mm, Gewicht: 757 g

This textbook provides a comprehensive presentation of all aspects of hearing science, including acoustics, psychoacoustics, anatomy and physiology, and related topics such as introduction to digital signal processing and instrumentation in hearing science. It is designed to supplement in-class instruction with both remedial and advanced material for students with different academic backgrounds, and is ideally suited for speech pathology and audiology students at the undergraduate and introductory graduate levels.

Online student resources on thePoint will include video demonstrations, a quiz bank, labeling exercises for images in the book, PDFs for selected chapters, Web links, and audio clips. Online instructor resources on thePoint will include PowerPoint slides, a test generator, an image bank, and homework assignments with answers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Emanuel, Diana C.

Letowski, Tomasz

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Logopädie, Sprech- & Sprachstörungen & Therapie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin HNO-Heilkunde, Phoniatrie, Audiologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Logopädie, Sprachstörungen, Stimmtherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Acknowledgements

Contributors

Reviewers

Part I: FOUNDATION SKILLS
Chapter 1: Mathematics
Chapter 2: Physics

Part II: ACOUSTICS
Chapter 3: Oscillations and Vibrations
Chapter 4: Complex Vibrations and Waveform Analysis
Chapter 5: The Nature of Sound Waves
Chapter 6: Sound Propagation
Chapter 7: The Decibel

Part III: HEARING
Chapter 8: Outer Ear and Middle Ear
Chapter 9: Inner Ear and Vestibulocochlear Nerve
Chapter 10: Central Auditory Nervous System
Chapter 11: Bone Conduction
Chapter 12: Psychoacoustics

Part IV: AUDIO SYSTEMS
Chapter 13: Electricity and Electric Circuits
Chapter 14: Audio Signals and Devices
Chapter 15: Digital Signal Processing

Glossary

References

Additional Help in Basic Mathematics

Index