Acoustics and Sound Systems in Schools

This book serves as a professional reference source on the acoustical problems of school classrooms that make it difficult to listen and teach in schools. Written for educational audiologists and school personnel, this book covers acoustical problems of school classrooms, noise control in schools, signal control without amplification, individual amplification systems, sound field devices for classrooms and sound field applications. A detailed text, it covers everything you need to know about classroom acoustics from transmission to reception and all the architecture and equipment that may go in between. Each chapter contains detailed technical information, review questions, practical exercises and suggested reading. The book also illustrates and describes many types of equipment, making it a resource of manufacturers.