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acoustic properties of common sources of sound (music and speech), subjective criteria for sound in rooms, properties of sound fields in rooms with different purposes, shapes, and sizes, optimization of room acoustics using reflectors, absorbers, and diffusers, numerical description and measurement of room acoustic parameters and acoustic properties of building elements, computer-aided design and scale models, solution of simple problems, discussion on typical strategies for the design and optimization of rooms for music and speech, calculation of relevant acoustic parameters.