The Science of Sound

Acoustics is the science that deals with the quantifiable measure of the production, control, transmission and reception of sound.

• emcompasses disciplines such as physics, engineering, psychology, audiology, speech, architecture, neuroscience, music and more!

Psychoacoustics is the study of the way humans perceive sounds.

• things are sometimes different than they sound or appear.
• internal representation can be quite different from the physical stimulus on the ear (or the retina).
• consider a visual example of two tables (on the next slide).