1.4 What acoustics books and journals are there ?
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This article is from the Acoustics FAQ, by Andrew Silverman with numerous contributions by others.
1.4 What acoustics books and journals are there ?
There is a large range of books available on the subject. Generally the choice of book will depend on which approach and subject area is of interest. A few books are listed below:
-Introduction to Sound -Speaks, C. Good foundation for acoustics principles
-Acoustics Source Book -Parker, S (editor). Basic introductory articles on many topics discussed in the alt.sci.physics.acoustics group. Old book - technology a bit dated.
-The Science of Sound -Rossing, T. Introductory book on acoustics, music and audio
-Fundamentals of Acoustics -Kinsler, L Frey, A et al. Good overall coverage of acoustics but includes lots of theory
-Acoustics ... -Pierce, A. Classic advanced text - lots of theory
-Engineering Noise Control -Bies, D & Hansen, C. Practically biased with examples. Partially updated and corrected.
-Handbook of Acoustical Measurements and Noise Control -Harris C (editor). Comprehensive practical reference book.
A list of recently reviewed noise-related books is at URL http://users.aol.com/inceusa/books.html
** Some Journals **
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (monthly)
Noise Control Engineering (US - every 2 months)
Acoustics Bulletin (UK - every 2 months)
Acta Acustica (P.R.China)
Acta Acustica / Acustica (Europe - 6 per year)
Journal of the Acoustical Society of Japan (E) (English edn - 2 months)
Acoustics Australia (3 per year)
Journal of Sound & Vibration (UK - weekly)
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society (US - 10 per year)
Applied Acoustics (UK - 12 per year)
Definitions used:
| 10^(-5) indicates 10 raised to the power of minus 5
| 1.0E-12 indicates 1.0 x 10^(-12)
| 1 pW indicates 1 picowatt i.e. 1.0E-12 Watt
| W/m^2 indicates Watts per square metre
| lg indicates logarithm to base 10
| sqrt indicates the square root of
| pi = 3.142
| Lw is sound power level, the w is subscripted
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