The study of Acoustics has been of relative discussion dating back to the 6th century. Since then, the topic has expanded into different fields and degrees of complexity. Topics such as wave phenomena, ultrasonics in medical science, effects on architecture, and SONAR/underwater applications are presently being studied and applied in today’s world. Seeing the glimpse of modern-day topics within acoustics, the study of acoustics itself continues to become more prominent as society grows, gets louder, and technology advances. With this, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) does not have a course on acoustics, hence the creation of this project. Therefore, the end goal of this project was to create a foundation for a course that professors, like our advisor, would be able to teach. In completing this goal, the student team researched topics within acoustics following an ideation exercise to determine what was to be included in this project. Once the research on a topic was complete, the student team collaborated to create course material that applied the teaching methods the team researched and believed in. Hence, course material was created via lecture slide decks, electronic modeling applications and examples, and live demonstrations to assist in the conceptualization of topics.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Bendick, Jacob
• Obermaier, James
• Meinhold, Lauren
• Lambert, Samuel

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 121327
• E-project-042224-153420

Advisor

• Stabile, Joe

Year

• 2024

Date created

• 2024-04-22

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Interdisciplinary
• Mechanical Engineering

Source

• E-project-042224-153420

Rights statement

• In Copyright