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Rossing, Thomas D. was born on March 27, 1929 in Madison, South Dakota, United States. Son of Torstein H. and Luella E. Rossing.
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An ideal text for advanced undergraduates, the book provides the foundations needed to understand the acoustics of rooms and musical instruments as well as the basics for scientists and engineers interested in noise and vibration. The new edition contains four new chapters devoted primarily to applications of acoustical principles in everyday life: Microphones and Other Transducers, Sound in Concert Halls and Studios, Sound and Noise Outdoors; and Underwater Sound.
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Percussion instruments may be our oldest musical instruments, but only recently have they become the subject of extensive scientific study. This book focuses on how percussion instruments vibrate and produce sound and how these sounds are perceived by listeners.
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Intended for students in the visual arts and for others with an interest in art, but with no prior knowledge of physics, this book presents the science behind what and how we see. The approach emphasises phenomena rather than mathematical theories and the joy of discovery rather than the drudgery of derivations. The text includes numerous problems, and suggestions for simple experiments, and also considers such questions as why the sky is blue, how mirrors and prisms affect the colour of light, how compact disks work, and what visual illusions can tell us about the nature of perception. It goes on to discuss such topics as the optics of the eye and camera, the different sources of light, photography and holography, colour in printing and painting, as well as computer imaging and processing.
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( An ideal text for advanced undergraduates, the book pro...)
An ideal text for advanced undergraduates, the book provides the foundations needed to understand the acoustics of rooms and musical instruments as well as the basics for scientists and engineers interested in noise and vibration. The new edition contains four new chapters devoted primarily to applications of acoustical principles in everyday life: Microphones and Other Transducers, Sound in Concert Halls and Studios, Sound and Noise Outdoors; and Underwater Sound.
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While the history of musical instruments is nearly as old as civilisation itself, the science of acoustics is quite recent. By understanding the physical basis of how instruments are used to make music, one hopes ultimately to be able to give physical criteria to distinguish a fine instrument from a mediocre one. At that point science may be able to come to the aid of art in improving the design and performance of musical instruments. As yet, many of the subtleties in musical sounds of which instrument makers and musicians are aware remain beyond the reach of modern acoustic measurements. This book describes the results of such acoustical investigations - fascinating intellectual and practical exercises. Addressed to readers with a reasonable grasp of physics who are not put off by a little mathematics, this book discusses most of the traditional instruments currently in use in Western music. A guide for all who have an interest in music and how it is produced, as well as serving as a comprehensive reference for those undertaking research in the field.
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This is an unparalleled modern handbook reflecting the richly interdisciplinary nature of acoustics edited by an acknowledged master in the field. The handbook reviews the most important areas of the subject, with emphasis on current research. The authors of the various chapters are all experts in their fields. Each chapter is richly illustrated with figures and tables. The latest research and applications are incorporated throughout, including computer recognition and synthesis of speech, physiological acoustics, diagnostic imaging and therapeutic applications and acoustical oceanography. An accompanying CD-ROM contains audio and video files.
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( The Science of Sound is widely recognized as the leadi...)
The Science of Sound is widely recognized as the leading textbook in the field. It provides an excellent introduction to acoustics for readers without college physics or a strong background in mathematics. In the Third Edition, Richard Moore and Paul Wheeler join Tom Rossing in updating The Science of Sound to include a wide range of important technological developments in the field of acoustics. New exercises and review questions have been added to the end of each chapter to help readers study the material. For college instructors and students.
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This book dicusses the physics of mechanical vibrating systems, emphasizing normal modes of vibration. Beginning with the basics of free and forced motions of a simple harmonic oscillator (with electrical analogs indicated where appropriate), it goes on to discuss vibrations in one-dimensional systems, such as strings and bars, and two-dimensional systems, such as membranes and plates. The discussion of coupled systems includes strong as well as weak coupling and presents both mechanical and electrical examples. The treatment includes nonlinear systems and self-excited oscillators, as well as a brief explanation of modal analysis, including finite-element methods and modal testing. The concluding third of the book discusses the propagation of sound in air, including radiation, transmission, absorption, and diffraction. The treatment of radiation covers point, dipole, line, plane, and other sources, both with and without baffles. Propagation of sound in various kinds and shapes of pipes, horns, and other acoustic components is discussed. Suitable as a text for advanced undergraduates, the book provides the foundations needed to understand the acoustics of rooms and musical instruments as well as the basics for scientists and engineers interested in noise and vibration.
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Rossing, Thomas D. was born on March 27, 1929 in Madison, South Dakota, United States. Son of Torstein H. and Luella E. Rossing.
Bachelor, Luther College, 1950; Master of Science, Iowa State University, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1954.
Research physicist Univac division Sperry Rand, 1954-1957. Professor physics St. Olaf College, 1957-1971, chairman physics department, 1963-1969. Professor physics Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, 1971—2003, professor Emeritus, since 2000, distinguished research professor, chairman department, 1971-1973.
Researcher Microwave Laboratory, Stanford (California) University, 1961-1962, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, summer 1963, Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford (England) University, 1966-1967, physics department Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976-1977. Research associate Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1974-1976, scientist-in-residence, 1990-1995. Visiting lecturer University New England, Armidale, Australia, 1980-1981.
Visiting exchange scholar to China, 1988. Guest researcher Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 1983, 84, 85, Institute Perception Research, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 1984, 85, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig, Germany, 1988-1989. Guest researcher Ecole National Superiéure des Telecomm., Paris, 1996, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden, 1996, University California, San Diego, 1998, Fraunhofer Institute, Stuttgart, Germany, 1998.
Visiting professor University Edinburgh, Scotland, 2003, Stanford University, since 2005, Seoul National University, 2006.
( An ideal text for advanced undergraduates, the book pro...)
( An ideal text for advanced undergraduates, the book pro...)
(Intended for students in the visual arts and for others w...)
(This is an unparalleled modern handbook reflecting the ri...)
(Percussion instruments may be our oldest musical instrume...)
(While the history of musical instruments is nearly as old...)
(This book dicusses the physics of mechanical vibrating sy...)
( The Science of Sound is widely recognized as the leadi...)
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Physical Society, Acoustical Society of America (Silver medal in museum acoustics 1992, Gold medal 2009), Acoustical Society India (honorary). Member American Association Physics Teachers (president 1991, Robert A. Milliken medal 2000), Sigma Xi (national lecturer 1984-1987), Sigma Pi Sigma.
Children: Karen, Barbara, Erik, Jane, Mary.