Courses

Vibrational acoustics including mechanical oscillation, forced and damped response, vibration of strings, membranes, rods, bars, and plates.

Thermodynamic and hydrodynamic foundations of linear acoustics in fluids with applications to lumped-elements, reflection, refraction, radiation, attenuation, enclosures, and waveguides.

Time- and frequency-domain analyses for sampled, discrete-time acoustic and vibration measurements.

The theory, design, and calibration of passive, linear, reciprocal electroacoustic transducers for use in both air and water media.

Wave propagation in stationary and moving fluids; acoustic radiation and scattering; standing waves in ducts and cavities.

This course is concerned with the time and frequency-domain analysis of discrete-time signals and discrete-time linear systems, with an emphasis on developing and applying analysis techniques with applications in acoustics and vibrations.

Acoustic radiation from and effects of fluid-loading on vibrating infinite and finite plates and shells. Acoustic transmission through and reflection from elastic plates and shells, acoustic excitation of elastic plates, and coupling between panels and acoustic spaces.

Recent advances in Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation: waves; reflection and refraction; horizontal shear; multi-layer structures; stress; viscoelastic media; testing principles. 

Introduction to the basic and applied aspects of flow-induced noise created by subsonic flows of various complexities.

Introduction to the application of acoustic and vibration fundamentals to the analysis and reduction of noise and vibration problems in industrial and residential settings.

This course focuses on the phenomenon of ultrasound in the context of medical and biological applications, systematically discussing physical principles and concepts.

Topics for this course include condenser, electret, piezoelectric, magnetic coil, and balanced-arm transducers; mechanical mounting; interaction of closely spaced transducers; and nonlinear response. Computational modeling for analog circuits using SPICE, and Modelica and Simscape™ for FEA and DAE models.

This course will provide an in-depth exploration of the physics and acoustics of classical musical instruments. 

Underlying theory and commonly used research methods in architectural acoustics.

This course will present the essential signal processing and acoustical modeling associated with audio systems used in broadcasting, communications, music recording, and video foley production. 

This course provides a background to the field of computational acoustics with exposure to several important computational tools including: symbolic mathematics software (like Mathematica), finite differences, finite elements, boundary elements, scientific visualization, sound propagation algorithms.

The topics covered for this are: review of thermoviscous linear sound; nonlinear equations of acoustics; steepening/harmonic generation; weak shocks/N-waves; Burgers' equation; sonic booms; acoustic saturation; radiation pressure; acoustic levitation; nonlinear reflections and standing waves; biomedical harmonic imaging; streaming; cavitation and sonoluminescence; parametric arrays and the “audio spotlight”; scattering of sound by sound; and computational nonlinear acoustics.

Covers a broad, but comprehensive, introduction to many important topics in underwater acoustics.

Covers a broad, but comprehensive, introduction to many important topics in outdoor acoustics.

Overview of recent developments in virtual acoustics (also known as 3-D sound, 3-D audio, binaural audio, or spatialized sound).

Provides basic tools for solution of differential equation of acoustics and vibration.

Review of fluid mechanics. General theory of aerodynamic sound. Noise radiation from jets, boundary layers, rotors, and fans. Structural response.