FUNDAMENTALS OF ACOUSTICAL PHYSICS IN AUDIOPHONIATRIC AREA
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2022/2023
- Teacher
- LAURA NEGOSSI
- Credits
- 1
- Didactic period
- Secondo Semestre
- SSD
- MED/32
Training objectives
- Classification and definition of sounds, physical main components, measurements units and instruments, special focus on speech sounds, principles of speech analyisis.
Prerequisites
- Basic physics and mathematics, mechanics concepts.
Course programme
- Sound classification, physical characteristics of harmonic vibrations, measurement units, phonometry, spectral analysis. Characteristics of speech and noise signals. Sound A/D conversion and its applications in prosthetics (hearing aids and cochlear implants)
Didactic methods
- lectures
Learning assessment procedures
- Oral examination. Maximum duration 20’.
From 2 to 3 questions. The candidate has to solve autonomously the proposed questions and must know how to use the proper terminology Reference texts
- Prosser S,, Martini A., Argomenti di audiologia, Omega Ed., Torino
