SPEC 1179 Speech-Language and Hearing Science: Acoustics

(Prior to Fall 2010, this course was known as SPE 17.9.
The information below might still reflect the old course numbers. Bracketed numbers, if any, are the old course numbers. Learn more...)

4 hours; 4 credits

Introduction to the acoustics of speech and hearing. Analysis of simple and complex signals. Waveform and spectral analysis through the use of an oscilloscope and real-time analyzer. Mechanics of speech production and perception.

Prerequisite: Speech 1113 [13].

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