Authors:Neville H. Fletcher,  Thomas D. Rossing,
Publisher: Springer New York
Keywords: instruments, musical, physics
Number of Pages: 780
Published: 2010-02-19
List price: $89.95
ISBN-10: 1441931201
ISBN-13: 9781441931207

This thoroughly comprehensive and highly respected reference organizes what is known of the hows and whys behind the production and tonality of musical tones produced by the complete gamut of Western musical instruments. Addressed to readers who are not put off by a little physics and mathematics, this revised study edition describes the results of recent and historical acoustical investigations. 486 illustrations. Approx.

Author: Thomas D. Rossing
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Keywords: science, popular, series, instruments, percussion
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2000-01-15
List price: $38.00
ISBN-10: 9810241585
ISBN-13: 9789810241582

Percussion instruments may be our oldest musical instruments, but only recently have they become the subject of extensive scientific study. This book focuses on how percussion instruments vibrate and produce sound and how these sounds are perceived by listeners.

Authors:Neville H. Fletcher, Thomas D. Rossing,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: instruments, musical, physics
Number of Pages: 756
Published: 2008-05-23
List price: $89.95
ISBN-10: 0387983740
ISBN-13: 9780387983745

While the history of musical instruments is nearly as old as civilization itself, the science of acoustics is quite recent. By understanding the physical basis of how instruments are used to make music, one hopes ultimately to be able to give physical criteria to distinguish a fine instrument from a mediocre one. At that point science may be able to come to the aid of art in improving the design and performance of musical instruments. As yet, many of the subtleties in musical sounds of which instrument makers and musicians are aware and remain beyond the reach of modern acoustic measurements.

Authors:Thomas D. Rossing, Christopher J Chiaverina,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: physics, texts, contemporary, undergraduate, visual, science, light, arts
Number of Pages: 442
Published: 1999-09-24
List price: $109.00
ISBN-10: 0387988270
ISBN-13: 9780387988276

Visual arts depend on light to communicate, and an understanding of the physical properties of light and color should enhance the communication for both the artist and the viewer. This book is intended for students in the visual arts and for others with an interest in art but with no prior knowledge of physics. It presents the science behind what and how we see-that is, it presents the science of light. It emphasizes phenomena rather than theories and the joy of discovery rather than the drudgery of derivations-that is, the presentation is the opposite of "heavy science." The text consid

Authors:Thomas D. Rossing, Neville H. Fletcher,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: sound, vibration, principles
Number of Pages: 330
Published: 2004-01-08
List price: $69.95
ISBN-10: 0387405569
ISBN-13: 9780387405568

This book discusses the physics of mechanical vibrating systems, emphasizing normal modes of vibration. Beginning with the basics of free and forced motions of a simple harmonic oscillator (with electrical analogs indicated where appropriate), it goes on to discuss vibrations in one-dimensional systems, such as strings and bars, and two-dimensional systems, such as membranes and plates. The discussion of coupled systems includes strong as well as weak coupling and presents both mechanical and electrical examples. The treatment includes nonlinear systems and self-excited oscillators, as well as

Author: M. SchroederThomas D. Rossing; F. Dunn; W.M. Hart
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: acoustics, handbook, springer
Number of Pages: 1182
Published: 2007-06-21
List price: $249.00
ISBN-10: 0387304460
ISBN-13: 9780387304465

Acoustics, the science of sound, has developed into a broad interdisciplinary field encompassing the academic disciplines of physics, engineering, psychology, speech, audiology, music, architecture, physiology, neuroscience, and others. The Springer Handbook of Acoustics is an unparalleled modern handbook reflecting this richly interdisciplinary nature edited by one of the acknowledged masters in the field, Thomas Rossing. Researchers and students benefit from the comprehensive contents spanning: animal acoustics including infrasound and ultrasound, environmental noise control, music and human

Authors:Thomas D. Rossing, Richard F. Moore, Paul A. Wheel
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Keywords: sound, science
Number of Pages: 680
Published: 2001-12-28
List price: $123.40
ISBN-10: 0805385657
ISBN-13: 9780805385656

The Science of Sound is widely recognized as the leading textbook in the field. It provides an excellent introduction to acoustics for readers without college physics or a strong background in mathematics. In the Third Edition, Richard Moore and Paul Wheeler join Tom Rossing in updating The Science of Sound to include a wide range of important technological developments in the field of acoustics. New exercises and review questions have been added to the end of each chapter to help readers study the material.