BCSC 221: Lecture Schedule
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Lecture slides will be made available on Blackboard. Slides are not intended to be a substitute for class attendance or reading. Suggested readings are listed from Yost, Fundamentals of Hearing, 5th edition.
Date
Topic
Readings
01/17
Introduction to Psychoacoustics
01/22
Sinusoids
Ch. 2
01/24
Sound Transmission
Ch. 3
01/29
Complex Sounds
Ch. 4
01/31
Sound Analysis
Ch. 5
02/05
Unit Exam 1: Physical Acoustics
02/07
Outer and Middle Ears
Ch. 6
02/12
Inner Ear
Ch. 7
02/14
Cochlear Mechanics
Ch. 7
02/19
Transduction
Ch. 8
02/19
Auditory Nerve Anatomy
Ch. 8
02/26
Auditory Nerve Physiology I
Ch. 9
02/28
Auditory Nerve Physiology II
Ch. 9
03/04
Unit Exam 2: Transduction and Transmission
03/06
Auditory Sensitivity
Ch. 10
03/11
Spring Recess – No Class
03/13
Spring Recess – No Class
03/18
Masking
Ch. 11
03/20
Loudness and Pitch
Ch. 13
03/25
Binaural Hearing
Ch. 12
03/27
Sound localization I
Ch. 12
04/01
Sound localization II
Ch. 12
04/03
Unit Exam 3: Perceptual Dimensions
04/08
Central Auditory System
Ch. 15
04/10
Auditory Scene Analysis I
Ch. 14
04/15
Auditory Scene Analysis II
Ch. 14
04/17
Speech
Ch. 16
04/22
Music
Ch. 16
04/24
Hearing Loss and Restoration
Ch. 16
04/29
Unit Exam 4: Auditory Scene Analysis