Acoustics - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

RHFAC Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Fundamental requirements for an inclusive environment - Answer-space and clearance height of controls slope and level change surfaces and texture visual contrast illumination and lighting force shape safety considerations consistency and predictability Design elements to consider for low vision - Answer-colour contrast illumination and lighting glare or glass obstacles Design elements to consider for blindness - Answer-layout acous...

acoustics - ANSWER-A branch of physics devoted to the study of sound: its production, transmission, and effects. dynamics - ANSWER-The study of the forces that result in the movement of objects. kinematics - ANSWER-The study of motion, the positions, velocities, and acceleration of body parts. _________ is concerned with movements without regard to the forces that cause the movements. psychoacoustics - ANSWER-An interdisciplinary field of psychology and acoustics that addresses the rela...

• what is science?4 features of the scientific method - ANSWER-1) EMPIRICAL - based on data 2) DETERMINISTIC - obeys physical laws 3) PREDICTIVE - if you this....then that will happen 4) PARSIMONIOUS - use the simplest explanation poss. • SLPs' use of technology [why do we use it clinically? how can acoustics help?] - ANSWER-- OVERCOME LISTENER BIAS. Consistent, reliable measurement is provided by analysis. - Use OBJECTIVE TERMS AND MEASURES TO DESCRIBE THE SEVERITY of a disorder obj...

COMD 5070 Exam 3 {New 2024/2025 Update} Acoustics of Speech and Hearing, Questions and Verified Answers 100% Correct Graded A QUESTION On a 3D spectrogram, how high does the frequency go relative to the sample rate? Answer: - Nyquist frequency (which is twice the frequency of the highest frequency component). QUESTION If interested at looking at high frequency speech components on a spec- trogram, you should do what? Answer: At least double the sample rate, and give it a little more ...

CETP - Physiological and Acoustic Phonetics Exam Questions and Answers Code or system of symbols used to express concepts formed through exposure and experience - ANSWER Language Phonology - ANSWER The scientific study of sound systems and patterns used to create sounds and words in a language Phonemes - ANSWER Smallest unit of sounds that affect meaning Allophones - ANSWER Variations of phonemes. They do not alter meaning Phonemi...

PDD Final Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025 Acoustics - ANSWERSdisturbance of molecules on an elastic medium Attenuation - ANSWERSReduction of sound Decibel (dB) / dBA - ANSWERS- Units of sound intensity. dBA is weighted to the human ear, while dB is logarithmic - 70 dB sounds 2x as loud as 60 dB; 10 dB difference 20 dB increase will sound 4x as loud 0 dB - ANSWERSno noise 30 dB - ANSWERSsoft music or rustling leaves 40 dB - ANSWERSquiet office 75 dB - ANSWERSvacuum clea...

PDD Final Exam 2 2024 with Complete Solutions 90-degree parking - ANSWERSA pattern of vehicle storage in which car stalls are arranged at a right angle to the access lane. Also known as Perpendicular Parking. ABS - ANSWERSAbbreviation for acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, a plastic used for drainage, waste, and vent piping, as well as for sewer systems. absolute humidity - ANSWERSThe weight of water vapor per unit volume of air. absorber plate - ANSWERSThe part of a solar collector...

ComD 5070 Exam 1 Study Guide modules 1-5• what is science?4 features of the scientific method - correct answer 1) EMPIRICAL - based on data 2) DETERMINISTIC - obeys physical laws 3) PREDICTIVE - if you this....then that will happen 4) PARSIMONIOUS - use the simplest explanation poss. • SLPs' use of technology [why do we use it clinically? how can acoustics help?] - correct answer - OVERCOME LISTENER BIAS. Consistent, reliable measurement is provided by analysis. - Use OBJECTIVE TERMS...

psychoacoustics is the study of relationships between the __________ of a stimuli and _________ of them - ANS - physical characteristics; our psychological experience psychoacoustics is a subset of ______ - ANS - psychophysics the study of relationships between the physical characteristics of a stimuli and our psychological experience of them - ANS - psychoacoustics the general physical phenomenon of sound - ANS - acoustics main physical characteristics of acoustic stimuli (4): - ANS - -in...

COMD 5070 exam 14 features of the scientific method - correct answer 1) Science is empirical- we collect data and interpret it (based on data) 2) Science is Deterministic - Things are not random. Because of cause and effect, we can draw generalizations from the data that we have and extrapolate 3) Science is predictive - if you do this, then that will happen. 4) Science is parsimonious - use the simplest explanation possible, try to describe things in economical terms so we can understand it....