
Fundamentals of Hearing: An Introduction
Fifth Edition
William Yost(Author)
Elsevier (Publisher)
5th Edition
Published on 2. October 2006
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-12-370473-3 (ISBN)
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Description
The fifth edition of this successful introductory text on hearing sciences includes auditory, anatomy, physiology, psychoacoustics, and perception content. Fundamentals of Hearing is one of only a few textbooks that covers all of hearing at an introductory level. A meaningful introduction to hearing for students and a wealth of data and facts related to hearing for the professional. It it heavily illustrated with over 200 figures. Each chapter concludes with a Supplement section with additional resources about topics covered. Appendices provide background information to enable full comprehension of content. It contains a complete Glossary of terms from the American Standards Institute, a combined subject/author index, and a comprehensive bibliography.
Reviews / Votes
Pre-publication quotes: "William Yost has done it again, updating his text Fundamentals of Hearing with recent information and better and more lucid figures. Fundamentals of Hearing is the preferred text for explaining the fundamentals of acoustics and hearing science for undergraduate communication studies majors." --Reinhardt J. Heuer, Temple University "Yost has expanded and improved upon a highly accessible book that proves and impressive comprehensive treatment of the basic aspects of hearing. This new edition is current and will be a valuable text and reference for students of hearing." --Sid P. Bacon, Arizona State UniversityMore details
Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Weight
816 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-370473-3 (9780123704733)
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03/2013
5th Edition
Brill
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01/2000
4th Edition
Elsevier
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01/1994
3rd Edition
Elsevier
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Person
William A. Yost is Professor of Hearing Sciences, Adjunct Professor of Psychology, and Adjunct Professor of Otolaryngology at Loyola University Chicago. He is also director of the Parmly Institute and the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Minor.
Content
I. The Auditory Stimulus: Sound
II. Peripheral Auditory Anatomy and Physiology
III. Auditory Sensation
IV. Auditory Perception, the Central Nervous System, and Auditory Disorders
II. Peripheral Auditory Anatomy and Physiology
III. Auditory Sensation
IV. Auditory Perception, the Central Nervous System, and Auditory Disorders