Incorporates many worked examples in the text along with a range of experiments to help students use simple and more complex apparatus to make reliable noise measurements
Requires only a basic knowledge of mathematics and physics
An Appendix provides a list of possible experiments, exercises and observations for the reader to carry out
Includes an extensive bibliography along with an expanded glossary
1 The nature and behavior of sound
2 Sound propagation
3 Human Response to noise
4 Environmental noise
5 Room acoustics
6 Sound Insulation
7 Vibration
8 Measurement and Instrumentation
9 Noise control
10 The law relating to noise