MSCA7002 – Hearing Science

Fall Semester (2020-2021)
Course Outline
Tentative Class Schedule
Week
Date
Topics
Acoustics
Psychoacoustics
01
 September 2, 2020
(Wednesday) [ZOOM]		 Introduction to Sounds Psychophysical Methods
02
 September 9, 2020
(Wednesday) [ZOOM]		 More About Sounds Signal Detection Theory
03
 September 16, 2020
(Wednesday) [ZOOM]		 Complex Sounds Auditory Sensitivity and Pitch
04
 September 23, 2020
(Wednesday) [MW802]		 Intensity, Sound Pressure and decibel Perception of Loudness
05
 September 30, 2020
(Wednesday) [MW802]		 Decibel in Audiology Loudness Adaptation
06
 October 7, 2020
(Wednesday) [MW802]
Mid-term Exam
07
 October 14, 2020
(Wednesday)
Reading Week
08
 October 21, 2020
(Wednesday) [MW802]		 Resonance, Reverberation and Room Acoustics Masking
09
 October 28, 2020
(Wednesday) [MW802]		 Modification of Sound Binaural Hearing – Part One
10
 November 4, 2020
(Wednesday) [MW802]		 Noise and Distortion Binaural Hearing – Part Two
11
 November 11, 2020
(Wednesday) [MW802]		 Sound Wave Phenomena Binaural Hearing: Masking Level Differences
12
 November 18, 2020
(Wednesday) [MW802]
Speech Perception
13
 November 25, 2020
(Wednesday) [MW802]
Final Exam