Pearson Education Book: The Physics of Sound, 3rd Edition

The Physics of Sound Uses a hands-on and experimental approach. This book incorporates developments in digital audio technology—including consumer products—into a firm foundation of the physics of sound. Selected topics are interesting to a broad audience, with many applications of sound and waves beyond strictly musical applications. No background in physics, mathematics, or music is required.

New to this edition are: summaries for each chapter, numerous new problems added, new applications presented throughout, updated information on musical synthesizers, as well as updates for recent information on the ear, new discussion of the left-handed piano, and updates for modern technology, particularly MP3.