Main Table of Contents

  0: Introduction
  1: Sound waves
  2: Human perception of sound frequency
  3: Interactive problem: sound frequency
  4: Speed of sound in various media
  5: Sample problem: speed of sound
  6: Interactive checkpoint: speed of sound
  7: Derivation: the speed of sound in a fluid
  8: Mathematical description of a sound wave
  9: Derivation: sound wave equations
10: Sound intensity
11: Sound level in decibels
12: Sample problem: sound level
13: Interactive checkpoint: coffee grinder sound level
14: Doppler effect: moving sound source
15: Sample problem: Doppler effect
16: Derivation: Doppler effect
17: Doppler effect: moving listener or source
18: Sample problem: Doppler, moving listener and source
19: Interactive checkpoint: Doppler effect
20: Interactive problem: a bat on the hunt
21: Supersonic speed and shock waves
22: Gotchas
23: Summary

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