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Electronic Fundamentals: Current and Voltage, Power, Frequency, Phase, Decibels, Octaves, Metric Prefixes, Resistance and Ohm’s Law, Impedance, Capacitance, Inductance, Voltage and Current Dividing Networks, Ground, Characteristics of Signals

Acoustic Fundamentals:
Sound Waves, Sound Level, Sound Propagation, Reflection, Absorption, Diffusion, Electrical and Acoustical Analogues

The Loudspeaker:
Dynamic Loudspeakers, Loudspeaker Operation, Performance Characteristics, Design Considerations, Measuring Loudspeaker Characteristics

Open-Back Speaker Systems:
Theory of Operation, Performance Characteristics, Design Example

Sealed Speaker Systems:
Theory of Operation, Performance Characteristics, Design Examples

Ported Speaker Systems:
Theory of Operation, Performance Characteristics, Design Examples

Using Multiple Speakers:
Using Multiple Drivers of the Same Type, Wiring Multiple Speaker Systems, Power-Handling Capabilities of Multiple-Speaker Systems

System Placement:
Sole Sound Source, Used in Conjunction With Sound Reinforcement

Enclosure Construction:
Tools, Materials, Enclosure Resonances, Constructing the Enclosure

Appendix A – Sources for Tools and Materials