Program Overview

Overview of the Robert H. Buckman College of Engineering Online Education Program

The Robert H. Buckman College of Engineering Online Education Program offers a range of online degrees and certificates, including doctoral programs, master's programs, graduate certifications, and professional credentials.

Doctoral Programs

• Doctor of Engineering

Master Programs

• Aeronautics & Astronautics
• Autonomy
• Biomedical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Dual Degree MSE+MBA
• Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Engineering Education
• Industrial Engineering
• Interdisciplinary Engineering
• Internet of Things
• Mechanical Engineering
• Microelectronics and Semiconductors
• Nuclear Engineering
• Robotics
• Software Engineering
• Systems Engineering

Graduate Certifications

• Applied Heat Transfer
• Digital Signal Processing
• Hypersonics
• International Development
• Microelectronics and Semiconductors
• Noise Control
• Regulatory Affairs and Regulatory Science for Medical Devices
• Systems
• Teaching and Learning in Engineering

Professional Certifications

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
• Lean Principles
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Refresher
• Agile Project Management
• Project Management Essentials
• PMP Exam Preparation

Professional Courses

• Semiconductor Fabrication 101
• Additive Manufacturing
• Design for Security
• Data Science
• Building Water Essentials
• Model-Based Systems Engineering
• Product Safety: An Introduction for Effective Engineering Design
• Small Modular and Advanced Reactor (SMR/AR) Technology
• Systems Engineering Processes and Professional Competencies

Engineering Acoustics Course Details

Course Description

The basic concepts of wave propagation in the context of mechanical vibration of simple systems. The fundamental assumptions of linear acoustics through the derivation of the wave equation and its simple solutions in plane and spherical forms. Plane wave transmission through barriers. Issues related to modeling and describing acoustical sources. The fundamental mechanisms of sound generation are emphasized, as is the directionality associated with various source types. Sound propagation in ducts, and the concepts of muffler design. Sound propagation in rooms, especially with respect to the effect of sound absorbing treatments on steady-state and transient sound in rooms.

Course Details

• Credit Hours: 3
• Learning Objective: To introduce the fundamental concepts of acoustical analysis to engineers and specifically to study wave propagation, sound radiation, absorption, and transmission in a manner directly relevant to modern noise control practice.
• Description: The basic concepts of wave propagation in the context of mechanical vibration of simple systems. The fundamental assumptions of linear acoustics through the derivation of the wave equation and its simple solutions in plane and spherical forms. Plane wave transmission through barriers. Issues related to modeling and describing acoustical sources. The fundamental mechanisms of sound generation are emphasized, as is the directionality associated with various source types. Sound propagation in ducts, and the concepts of muffler design. Sound propagation in rooms, especially with respect to the effect of sound absorbing treatments on steady-state and transient sound in rooms.
• Topics Covered:
  • Simple mechanical systems
  • Acoustic wave equation and simple solutions
  • Transmission phenomena
  • Sound radiation from simple sources
  • One-dimensional acoustical systems
  • Room acoustics
• Prerequisites: Undergraduate linear systems and/or controls course. The student should be comfortable with the basics of frequency analysis, complex analysis, and vectors.
• Applied / Theory: 40 / 60
• Homework: Up to 7 assignments may be submitted via email.
• Projects: None.
• Exams: One midterm and one comprehensive final exam.
• Textbooks: Required--L.E. Kinsler, A.R. Frey, A.B. Coppens, and J.V. Sanders, "Fundamentals of Acoustics," 4th ed., Wiley & Sons, 1999.
• Computer Requirements: ProEd Minimum Computer Requirements. Computer solution to some homework problems will be required. Knowledge of MATLAB or equivalent will be useful. Homework solutions, exam solutions, homework assignments, lecture notes, and some supplementary material will be posted to the course Web site.

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• John Bolton