James M. Hillenbrand

Course syllabus

Preliminaries chapter

Acoustics chapter: (a) Word format (b) pdf format

Auditory physilogy chapter

Fourier analysis exercise (Note: part 1 of this exercise is optional, but it wouldn't hurt to do enough of it to be sure you have the idea)

Phase demonstration

Frequency response exercise

Study guide for exam 1 (Word)

Study guide for exam 2 (Word)

Study guide for exam 3 (Word)

Decibel study guide (Word)

Anatomy & Physiology Overview (Powerpoint)

Anatomy of the sensorineural mechanism

Hair cell transduction

Physiology of the sensorineural mechanism

The vestibular system (quick tour)

The central auditory system

Anatomy crossword

Auditory perception (Powerpoint) [Note: McGurk video will not work]

Cochlear implants (Powerpoint)

Hearing disorders (Powerpoint)

Travelling wave animation (.avi file, 17 Mb) This video shows what the basilar membrane travelling wave looks like for a mid-frequency sinusoid, then for a low-frequency sinusoid.

Click here to download the Powerpoint Viewer