Why You Hear What You Hear: An Experiential Approach to Sound, Music, and Psychoacoustics
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (992 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691148597 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 624 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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This book contains a lot of physical insight, and I think it will be the rare acoustician who does not enjoy reading it. Also interesting are the author's diversions into history, including a story in which John William Strutt (Lord Rayleigh) and William Henry Bragg seem to have been mistaken about an echo transposed in pitch. I highly recommend this as a book to be read, preferably with the book's website on a computer nearby for easy and frequent reference."--Thomas D. I particularly liked the use of color coding to introduce (with a minimum of math) a graphical algorithm to represent autocorrelation. Acousticians will enjoy its interesting perspectives, and physicists and engineers outside of acoustics
Dave in Painted Post said An Insightful Book. I have been reading Prof. Heller's book rather steadily since receiving it so promptly via Amazon Prime.On the plus side: (1) the writing style is informal, non mathematical and informative, ("An Insightful Book" according to Dave in Painted Post. I have been reading Prof. Heller's book rather steadily since receiving it so promptly via Amazon Prime.On the plus side: (1) the writing style is informal, non mathematical and informative, (2) there are some interesting explanations of phenomena that are often glossed over by resorting to dry mathematical derivations sans insightful comments in othe. ) there are some interesting explanations of phenomena that are often glossed over by resorting to dry mathematical derivations sans insightful comments in othe. An EXCELLENT Treatise on Music, Instruments and Sound I have a copy of the book, "Why You Hear What You Hear" and find it to be just wonderful. I have been studying acoustics of music for 35 years both from the point of view of a musician and that of a physicist (I have advanced degrees in both) and this book does a fine job of explaining things in concrete ways that are quite complicated. I have previou. Beautiful and groundbreaking treatment of sound waves Finally, musicians, piano technicians, and any intelligent person who enjoys music and the sounds of nature has a clearly written and beautifully illustrated textbook to learn about those waves that are bouncing around and inside one's ears.Heller has used his knowledge of waves gained from decades of leading research on quantum wave-packets to bring
Eric J. Heller is the Abbott and James Lawrence Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at Harvard University, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Why You Hear What You Hear is the first book on the physics of sound for the nonspecialist to empower readers with a hands-on, ears-open approach that includes production, analysis, and perception of sound. Sound is key to our lives, and is the most accessible portal to the vibratory universe. The book makes possible a deep intuitive understanding of many aspects of sound, as opposed to the usual approach of mere description. This book takes you there. This goal is aided by hundreds of original illustrations and examples, many of which the reader can reproduce and adjust using the same tools used by the author (e.g., very accessible applets for PC and Mac, and interactive web-based examples, simulations, and analysis tools will be found on the book's website: whyyouhearwhatyouhear.) Readers are positioned to build intuition by participating in discovery. You will discover how musical instruments really work, how pitch is perceived, and how sound can be amplified with no external power source. The book does not hesitate to follow entertaining and sometimes controversial side trips into the history and world of acou