Acoustics

Acoustics is the science of sound and someone who studies acoustics is called an acoustician.

There are many kinds of sound and many ways that sound affects our lives. For example, we use sound to talk and sound is important for designing musical instruments, concert halls, surround sound stereo and hearing aids. Sound can also be used to find oil and gas, to study earthquakes and climate change, and to make sure that the baby in a mother’s womb is healthy. There are the sounds humans can hear, but there are also sounds that only some animals can hear, like a dog whistle.

There are a lot of different acoustics fields of study. If you study acoustics, you might study the production, control, transmission, reception, or effects of sound on people, animals or even objects.