Signals, Sound, and Sensation (Modern Acoustics and Signal Processing)

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Summary: Hard stuff
Review: I read the book and it was quite a bit of hard work. I can only recommend to people who love maths. For all others, especially biologists and people more interested in the biological things: it is not worth the money.
If the author would use a more coherent and explaining style of writing and reduce formulas for every single detail it would be much better.

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Summary: A Unique Book on Auditory Processing
Review: This book fills a large gap between signal processing and psychoacoustics. Standard signal processing books have in-depth coverage on Fourier transform, filtering, etc., but say little about what various signals mean to our ears. On the other hand, psychoacoustics books lack necessary mathematical rigor and insight for people who want to understand underlying computations. The book is written with remarkable clarity and rigor, and yet accessible to readers with just basic knowledge of calculus. The book does not just state conclusions but goes through the trouble to show how they are or can be derived, which greatly enhances understanding. An ideal book for people interested in auditory computations, and a required reading for my students in Ohio State Computer and Cognitive Science. I highly recommend it to anyone with an interest in acoustic processing and auditory perception.

Rating:
Summary: A Unique Book on Auditory Processing
Review: This book fills a large gap between signal processing and psychoacoustics. Standard signal processing books have in-depth coverage on Fourier transform, filtering, etc., but say little about what various signals mean to our ears. On the other hand, psychoacoustics books lack necessary mathematical rigor and insight for people who want to understand underlying computations. The book is written with remarkable clarity and rigor, and yet accessible to readers with just basic knowledge of calculus. The book does not just state conclusions but goes through the trouble to show how they are or can be derived, which greatly enhances understanding. An ideal book for people interested in auditory computations, and a required reading for my students in Ohio State Computer and Cognitive Science. I highly recommend it to anyone with an interest in acoustic processing and auditory perception.