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Fundamentals of Acoustics

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This text in not an introductory work, it is geared toward upper division college or graduate level engineering work. By this I am referring to the math level in the book. If you are not willing to work with partial differential equations, integrals, dot products, cross products and dell operators stay away from this book, it is intended for engineering students and not for audio, broadcast, or film students looking for a greater understanding of sound/acoustics.

Here is a list of the chapters:
Fundamentals of vibration; Transverse motion - the vibrating string; Vibrations of bars; The two-dimensional wave equation: vibrations of memberanes and plates; The acoustic wave equation and simple solutions; Transmission phenomena; Absorption and attenuation of sound waves in fluids; Radiation and reception of acoustic waves; Pipes, cavities, and waveguides; resonators, ducts, and filters; Noise, signal, detection, hearing, and speech; Environmental acoustics; Architectural acoustics; Transduction; Underwater acoustics.

It is good but not very good! The book has been written and not very new as it said.
But it ships very fast~

This is a classic: it is frequently cited, even so long after publication. Be sure to check the binding: early printings were notorious for falling apart within weeks.

This Book Is A Classic...It Goes In Depth Into The Principals Of Acoustics, Physics, And Sound Propogation...A Long And Thorough Look Into The World Of Why We Hear Certain Things...A Little Too Much For The Weak Minded, This Book Is Pretty Hardcore...