Acoustics
Publisher: Wikibooks 2012
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Acoustics is the science that studies sound, in particular its production, transmission, and effects. The articles in this Wikibook describe the fundamentals of acoustics and some of the major applications which are dependent upon the nature of the sound that is to be produced, transmitted or controlled.
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