Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Montana State University
Fall Semester 2004
LECTURE:
Section 1 (CRN 74596), MWF 4:10PM-5:00PM, CobH 632
Office: |
529 Cobleigh Hall (southwest corner of 5th floor) |
Phone: |
Office: 994-7759 |
Email: | |
Class Page: | |
Office hours: |
Tuesday 10AM-noon. |
The students obtain sufficient background and technical knowledge to understand contemporary issues in audio engineering.
At the conclusion of EE 480, students will be able to:
Week 1:
Intro, audio and acoustics subdisciplines, survey
Fundamental quantities, Fourier review, mass and vibration
Damping, complex exponential solutions, forced oscillation
Week 2:
Resonance, electrical circuit analogies
Acoustic wave equation
Week 3:
Harmonic plane waves, intensity, impedance
Spherical waves, sound level, dB examples
Radiation from small sources
Week 4:
Baffled simple source, piston radiation
Near field, far field
Radiation impedance
Week 5:
Recap and review
Demos, speed of sound measurement
EXAM #1
Return exam, continue ear/hearing
Week 6:
The ear, hearing, etc.
Demos, hearing and detection
Week 7:
Environmental acoustics and noise criteria
OSHA, architectural isolation
Guest Lecture TBD
Week 8:
Example calculations
Architectural acoustics, reverb
Absorbing materials, direct-reverberant ratio
Week 9:
Relationships among music, audio, acoustics, and electronics
Audio engineering introduction
Audio engineering, units, concepts
Week 10:
Microphones
Studio electronics
Week 11:
Studio electronics
Analog storage (tape, LP disc history)
Loudspeakers
Week 12:
Loudspeakers
EXAM #2
Week 13:
Digital audio
Week 14:
Digital audio
THANKSGIVING
Week 15:
CD and DVD principles
Audio DSP
Multimedia audio, MP3, etc.
Week 16:
SMPTE and synchronization
MIDI
Final review
Homework and Report: | 20% |
→ Homework will be required periodically. Homework is due on the due date at the BEGINNING of class. No late homework will be accepted. A WRITTEN REPORT will also be assigned during the semester. |
Exam 1: | 25% |
→ Written in-class exam given late in September. |
Exam 2: | 25% |
→ Written in-class exam given in mid November. |
Final Exam: | 30% |
→ The
final exam is: |
100%
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- Grade guarantee: course letter grades may be higher (but will not be lower) than indicated by the following scale:
- A- = 90%
B- = 80%
C- = 70%
D = 60%
F = 59%- A grade of F will also be given automatically if a midterm and/or final exam is not taken, regardless of the student's aggregate score total.