A library of visualization and auralization examples to support understanding
Jens Blomqvist, Tor Kihlman, Wolfgang Kropp · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 1999
In a project financed by the Swedish Council for renewal education a library has been produced containing visualization and auralization examples concerning physical phenomena in acoustics. The main goal of the library is to support the development of a thorough understanding of basic acoustic phenomena. The work was supported by studies in the form of interviews and questionnaires to understand—What are the genuine problems students have in acoustics, mathematics, and physics? How do the students’ and teachers’ view of acoustics, physics, and mathematics differ? What are suitable measures to achieve a common basis between teacher and student for a successful communication? During the project it became obvious such a library has to be developed together with students from our courses. The library has to be adapted to the students needs and to their mental picture of physics, mathematics, and acoustics. In order to achieve this, a group of students was asked to take part in the project. They directed both content and layout of the library from their own perspective. The results of this work will be presented together with typical examples from the library.