INTERDISCIPLINARY NATURE OF ACOUSTICS - MUSICAL ACOUSTICS EXAMPLE

Sound is more than an ''oscillation...in a medium'' or ''an auditory s ensation evoked by the oscillation.'' From an academic standpoint it i nvolves physical sciences, engineering, life sciences, and art. From a n application standpoint it is also related to invention, design, econ omics, business, and even legislation. These relationships can be desc ribed and diagrammed in several different ways. The field of musical a coustics is used as an example of the interaction among the various di sciplines. (C) 1996 Acoustical Society of America.