: Exploration of how the ear interprets vibrational disturbances as sound (20 Hz to 20,000 Hz).
: The text illustrates the "story" of sound through various real-world lenses:
: The 4th edition (published in 2000) represents a significant shift toward modern applications. It integrated computational methods for the first time, acknowledging that desktop computers had made it possible for students to solve complex acoustic problems that were previously "too tedious".