Acoustics of Speech and Hearing
Equivalent Courses:
6.551
Prereq.: 8.03, and 6.003, or Permission of Instructor
Harvard Units: Not applicable /
MIT Units: 4-1-7 (H-Level Credit)
Provides acoustical background necessary to understand the role of sound in speech communication. Analyzes constraints imposed by the properties of sound and human anatomy on speech production (sound production from airflow and filtering by the vocal tract); auditory physiology (transformation of acoustical waves in the air to mechanical vibrations of cochlear structures); and sound perception (spatial hearing, masking, and auditory frequency selectivity).
