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An Introduction & History of Acoustics – an overview from the Acoustical Society web site.

A Definition of Sound – from David Worrall's site at The Australian Centre for the Arts and Technology at the Australian National University.

What is Sound? – from the Acoustics FAQ.

Sound Waves – from the online Physics book.

What is Frequency? – from David Worrall's site at The Australian Centre for the Arts and Technology at the Australian National University.

What is Pitch? – from the Acoustics FAQ.

Types of Waves – from the online Physics book.

What is Periodic Motion? – from David Worrall's site at The Australian Centre for the Arts and Technology at the Australian National University.

What is Intensity? – from David Worrall's site at The Australian Centre for the Arts and Technology at the Australian National University.

What is Loudness? – from the Acoustics FAQ.

How do we Measure Sound Intensity Levels? – from the Acoustics FAQ.

What is a decibel? – from the Acoustics FAQ.

Measuring Waves – from the online Physics book.

Student Difficulties in Understanding Mechanical Waves – a research paper by Michael Wittmann, University of Maryland, College Park, Physics Education Research Group.

Basic Acoustics & Psychoacoustics – an introduction to the basics of sound science from Norma Welch's site at McGill University, Canada.

What is the Harmonic Series? – basics.

A Tour Up The Harmonic Series – a thorough introduction to this complex subject in relation to its impact on tuning systems by David Canright of the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA .

Harmonic Series Wheel – a description of the classic interactive that allows a user to create a composite tone from 16 different sound sources from the Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA.

Physics & Psychophysics of Music – from David Worrall's site at The Australian Centre for the Arts and Technology at the Australian National University.

Careers in Acoustics – from the Acoustical Society web site.

The Acoustics page – An index of Research Labs – Conferences – Associations – Journals – Commerce – Psychoacoustics – Audiology – Other resources – Standards – Miscellaneous – Newsgroups – Links – Software.

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