Principles of Underwater Sound

by Robert J. Urick

Book Overview

Principles of Underwater Sound by Robert J. Urick is the most widely used book on underwater acoustics and sonar published today. For more than three decades this book has been the standby of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070660875
• ISBN13: 9780070660878
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 423 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Principles of Underwater Sound 3rd Edition

New. Very good quality. Exactly as expected. I'm really satisfied about this item. Very useful publication, I suggest interested readers to buy it.

Great introductory book

A great introductory book into the world of underwater sound. Not too theoretic, easy to read and understand. The author begins from the well known sonar equation, and then explores all parameters in it in subsequent chapters. If you are a beginner, this is definitely the book you should start with. Very informative graphs, mostly taken from navy and marine company archives are used. This is also an impressive point. However two points to mention: For those interested in underwater sound hardware and transducer design, these subjects are not dealt in this book (I would recommend Wilson's and Stansfield's books for this subject). For those interested in studying the theory of underwater sound in detail, this book is just an introductory book, it does not include even the basic theoretic subjects e.g. derivation of the wave equation (I would recommend "Physics of Sound in the Sea - Chapter 1" for a perfect theoretical dealing). To sum up, anyone who is interested in underwater acoustics should own this book.

Great introductory book

A great introductory book into the world of underwater sound. Not too theoretic, easy to read and understand. The author begins from the well known sonar equation, and then explores all parameters in it in subsequent chapters. If you are a beginner, this is definitely the book you should start with. Very informative graphs, mostly taken from navy and marine company archives are used. This is also an impressive point. However two points to mention: For those interested in underwater sound hardware and transducer design, these subjects are not dealt in this book (I would recommend Sherman's, Wilson's and Stansfield's books for this subject). For those interested in studying the theory of underwater sound in detail, this book is just an introductory book, it does not include even the basic theoretic subjects e.g. derivation of the wave equation (I would recommend "Physics of Sound in the Sea - Chapter 1" for a perfect theoretical dealing). To sum up, anyone who is interested in underwater acoustics should own this book.

Principles of underwater sound 3rd edition

The book arrived in PERFECT perfect condition and on time.

The UnderWater bible

An excellent introductory text to the subject of underwater acoustics. Structured according to the different factors of the sonar equation, the books leads the reader into the various aspects of the subject. I was happy to learn that this book is once more in print after a long period in which it was unavailable. In short - a must for every person interested in the field.