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What is Sound?
Free Field
Sound Field
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Sound in Motion
What is Sound?
Alternating condensation and rarefaction of
Properties of a Medium
Mediums (e.g., air molecules) also have
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Free Field
Any acoustic field that is free of reflective
surfaces.
Anechoic Chamber
Sound Field
Any field that has reflective surfaces.
Virtually all acoustic fields are sound fields.
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Sound Fields
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Sound Fields
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Sound Fields
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Sound Fields
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Sound Fields
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Standing Waves
Reflection of waveforms (i.e., standing
waves)
Results in areas of constructive and
destructive interference, and occurs in a
system that is enclosed at both ends
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Standing Waves
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Doppler Effect
As object approaches, the frequency is
Doppler Effect
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Summary
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