Principles of Modern Acoustics

by
George W. Swenson, Jr.

Copyright 1953 by

D. Van Nostrand Company, INC, New York

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Errata  
Title page 1   i
Title page 2   ii
PREFACE   iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS   v
Chapter I -- Oscillations in Lumped parameter systems   1
Chapter II -- The Vibrating String   33
Chapter III -- The Vibrating Membrane   56
Chapter IV -- Acoustic Waves   76
Chapter V -- Radiators   105
Chapter VI -- Acoustics Circuits   132
Chapter VII -- Architectural Acoustics   149
Chapter VIII -- Speech and Hearing   177
Chapter IX -- Approximate Methods for Acoustics Problems   190
Appendix I -- MKS system   213
Appendix II -- Absorption Coeffients of building materials   216
Index A-E (BEGIN-ear)   219
Index E-L (echoing-London)   220
Index L-R (loudness-resonator/cylindrical)   221
Index R-W (resonator/Helmholtz-END)   222