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4 courses with the subject ACS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

ACS 404Introduction to Acoustics3

This course will provide an overview and introduction to the field of acoustics from a physics and engineering viewpoint. Topics will include the physics of oscillation and wave motion, frequency spectrum analysis, sound pressure levels, sound wave propagation in air and water, models of sound sources (monopoles, dipoles, quadrupoles, line arrays), standing waves and mode shapes in (string, membranes, pipes), acoustics of large and small rooms, noise and vibration measurements, human hearing and psychoacoustics, loudspeaker design and performance, and other engineering applications.

Subject: ACS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: bulletins.psu.edu

ACS 496Independent Studies1-18

Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.

Subject: ACS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 18
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: bulletins.psu.edu

ACS 497Special Topics1-9

Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.

Subject: ACS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 9
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: bulletins.psu.edu

ACS 498Special Topics1-9

Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.

Subject: ACS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 9
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026
Source: bulletins.psu.edu

Source: Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59