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).
Instructors: L. D. Braida, J. J. Rosowski, C. Shera, K. N. Stevens
Responsibilities taken as Teaching Assistant:
- Prepare and lead recitation every week.
- Publish solution and grade weekly problem sets.
- Co-ordinate with faculties to organize all logistics related to laboratory sessions.
- Hold weekly office hours for students.