After successful completion of the course, students are able to summarise a) the history of acoustics, especially its milestones influencing the theory of cognition, b) to describe acoustic waves in solids, fluids and gases, c) to explain electro acoustic analogies and electro acoustic transducers as well as d) to recognise and understand the importance of ultrasound in nature, engineering and medicine. Furthermore, students passing the examination are able to explain important terms as SONAR, NDT, HIFU, Doppler-Sonography, sono-luminiscence as well as timely ultrasound applications, e.g., resonant acoustic wave based (BAW, SAW) sensors, ultrasonic biocell-filters, sono-thrombolysis, sono-poration and, if needed, are able to apply this state-of-the-art knowledge within their future profession.

History of Acoustics and its impact to the understanding of cognition; Theory; Acoustic waves in solids media; Acoustic waves in fluids; Electroacoustic analogies; Electroacoustic transducers; Ultrasound in nature, engineering and medicine. Explanation of established and of timely ultrasound applications: SONAR; Non-destructive Testing NDT; High Intensity Focused Ultrasound HIFU; Ultrasound imaging; Doppler-sonography; Ultrasound and dispersions (ultrasonic separation of suspended particles, emulsion splitting), Ultrasound bio-cell filters; Sonoluminiscence; Sonothrombolysis, Sonoporation).

Research guided education by lectures supported by digital presentations with focus on video-clips demonstrating procedure and results of simple key experiments for the understanding of acoustics.

The virtual Zoom Meeting Room is open on

Monday, Oct. 4, 2021 from 12:00 to 13:00

for the informal and individual trailer meeting.

Agreement about the weekly date and time of the lecture is done by optimising the common possibilities. Default suggestion is Monday, 12:00 to 14:00, starting on Oct. 11, 2021.

Please use the following link for joining the trailer meeting and the lessons (for entering into the virtual meeting room):

https://tuwien.zoom.us/j/6641250001
Meeting-ID: 664 125 0001

Public plenary oral exam at the end of the semester or further along the line on appointment. Estimated individual duration: 20 minutes.

Optionally a WOEP Written online examination on paper may be offered. Procedere

The virtual Zoom Meeting Room is open on

Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, from 12:00 to 13:00

for the informal and individual trailer meeting.

Agreement about the weekly date and time of the lecture is done by optimising the common possibilities. Default suggestion is Monday, 12:00 to 14:00, starting on Oct. 11, 2021.

Please use the following link for joining the trailer meeting and the lessons for entering into the virtual meeting room:

https://tuwien.zoom.us/j/6641250001
Meeting-ID: 664 125 0001

A script, presentation slides, key literature and video streaming movies are available via TISS.

Advantageous: Vector-, matrices and tensor analysis