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UNIT 3: WAVES AND SOUND

Unit 3 Review

The Functioning of the Human Ear   Page (319, #56 )

The National Science Center in Augusta Georgia has produced this online simulation of the functioning of the human ear. Hypercosm download is required to view the applet. There is a download button available on the page. Hardware requirements include a sound card and speakers.

The Hope for Hearing Foundation: The Ear   Page (319, #56 )

The Hope for Hearing Foundation has prepared this informative page on the structures and functions of the components of the ear. Detailed drawings and explanations help to explain sound perception and transmission in the human ear.

The Ear and its Parts   Page (319, #56 )

From the on-line curriculum of School for Champions, this page describes the functioning of the ear and its parts. Links at the bottom of the page describe how we perceive pitch and direction. An informative site on the ear.

Multi-Way Crossover Design   Page (319, #57 )

True Audio provides software and hardware that emulate various properties of sound. The page includes a discussion of crossover design and the effects it has on the sound produced. In addition, a demo of the software can be downloaded and experimented with for greater understanding of the subject. A sound card and speakers are required to operate the demo version of the program.

Meadowlark Audio: Loudspeakers and Time Coherence   Page (319, #57 )

Meadowlark Audio of San Diego provides this engineering and design page about speaker construction and the relationship between acoustic centers of various components to the quality and type of sound they emit. The site includes a variety of diagrams and graphs showing the relationship between various speaker arrangements and the type of sound emitted.