Introduction to Acoustic Course Development
Capstone project for my Bachelor's Degree at WPI
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.
Even so, 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, my 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, we collaborated to create course material that applied the teaching methods we researched and believed in. The course material was created via lecture slide decks, electronic modeling applications, and examples. Live demonstrations were also created to assist in the conceptualization of topics.
Take a look at the project page linked to the right!
- Acoustics
- Education
- Research
- Course Planning