DL133 Bachelor of Engineering in Audio-Visual Media Technology

DL133 Bachelor of Engineering in Audio-Visual Media Technology

Reading List

Prescribed:

Year 1
Electronics
Floyd, T. (2008) Electronic Devices, Eighth Edition, Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA, Pearson Prentice Hall.
Morris, J.C. (1997), Applied Electronics, First Edition, London, UK, Arnold
Electrical Technology
Floyd, Thomas, Principles of Electric Circuits, Eighth Edition, (New Jersey, Prentice Hall), 2006
Johnson, Keith, Physics for You, (Cheltenham, Thornes), 2006 – sections on ‘Electricity’ and ‘Magnetism’
Virtual Resources:
“Furry Elephant” – on all IADT computers
“Virtual Physical Laboratory” – sections on ‘Charged Particles’, ‘DC Electricity’, ‘AC Electricity’, ‘Electromagnetism’ – in designated Computer Laboratories in IADT.
Music Technology
Brice, R, Music Engineering 2nd Ed , (Butterworth-Heinemann) 2001
Zantis, F.P., Handbook for Sound Technicians, (Elecktor Electronics) 1999
Audio Visual Fundamentals
Alten, S.R. Audio in Media, Eighth Edition, (Belmont Ca, Wadsworth) , 2007
Howard, David and Angus, James, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, Third Edition, (Oxford, Focal Press), 2006
Johnson, Keith, Physics for You, (Cheltenham, Thornes) , 2006
Lyver, Des and Swainson, Graham, Basics of Video Lighting, Second Edition, (London, Focal Press), 1999
Talbot-Smith, Michael, Sound Engineering explained, (Oxford, Focal Press), 2002
Virtual Resources:
Virtual Physical Laboratory - sections on ‘Waves’, ‘Sound’, ‘Optics’ in designated Computer Laboratories in IADT.
Mathematics Year 1
Bird. Early Engineering Mathematics. Newness, 1995
Berry & Wainwright. Foundation Mathematics for Engineers. 1996
Croft and Davison. Foundation Maths. 2003
Davies & Hicks. Mathematics for Scientific and Technical students, 2nd edition. Longman, 1998.
Harper. Statistics. Macmillan, 1994.
Stroud. Engineering Mathematics. 4th edition. Macmillan, 1995.
Audio Visual Computer Applications
Chapman, N. , Chapman, J. (2nd Ed. 2004, 3rd Ed. 2009) Chapman, N. and Chapman, J. Digital Multimedia, John Wiley and Sons.
Chapman, N. , Chapman, J. (2007), Digital Media Tools, John Wiley and Sons.
Fires, B., (2005), Digital Audio Essentials, O'Reilly Media.
Watkinson, J. (2008), The Art of Digital Video, Focal Press.
Computer Hardware
Englander Irv; The Architecture of Computer Hardware and Systems Software (3rd Edition); Wiley & Sons
MacRae Kyle; Computer Manual: The Step-by-step Guide to Upgrading, Repairing and Maintaining a PC (2007); Haynes Publishing.
Mac Rae Kyle; Build your own computer (2005) (2nd Edition); Haynes Publishing.

Additional

Current trade magazines for the personal computer industry e.g. Personal Computer World
Online resource(s)
How Stuff Works http://www.howstuffworks.com
Year 2
Electronics 2
Davidson Homer L.; Troubleshooting Consumer Audio Circuits (1999); Delmar
Floyd, Thomas L.; Electronic Devices 5th edition(1997); Prentice Hall Inc,.
Floyd, Thomas L.; Digital Fundamentals 6th edition(1997); Prentice Hall Inc,.
Sonthheimer Robert; Designing Audio Circuits(1998); Elektor Electronics; ISBN: 0905705505
Computer Networks
Goldma, James & Rawles, Philip, Applied Data Communications, Wiley & Sons
Naughton, John , A Brief History of the Future, Phoenix
Shay, William, Understanding Data Communications and Networks, Brooks/Cole Publishing
Stallings, William, Data and Computer Communications, Prentice Hall
Online Resources
www.cisco.com
www.3com.com
www.howstuffworks.com
Mathematics 2
Chatfield. Statistics for Technology. 3rd edition. Chapman and Hall, 2001
Language Research Foundation. Who is Fourier? A Mathematical Adventure. Boston. 1995.
Stroud, K.A, (1995). Engineering Mathematics. 4th edition. Macmillan, 1995.
Music Technology 2
Music Technology II
Howard, David M. & Angus, Jamie Acoustics & Psychoacoustics 3rd Edi , (Focal Press) 2006
Huber, David Miles, Modern Recording Techniques 6th Ed , (Focal Press) 2005
Audiovisual Production
Chapman, N. , Chapman, J. (2nd Ed. 2004, 3rd Ed. 2009) Chapman, N. and Chapman, J. Digital Multimedia, John Wiley and Sons.
Chapman, N. , CHAPMAN, J. (2007), Digital Media Tools, John Wiley and Sons.
Owsinski, B, (2006), The Mixing Engineer's Handbook, Artistpro.
Watkinson, J. (2008), The Art of Digital Video, Focal Press.
Introduction to Telecommunications
Green D.C. Data Communications 2nd Edition (Longman)
Langley G. & Ronayne J.P. Telecommunications Primer 4th Edition (Prentice Hall)
O’Reilly J.J. Telecommunication Principles (Van Nostrand Reinhold)
Project 1
Adair,J. (1988) Effective Time Management: How To Save Time And Spend It Wisely,
First Edition, London UK, Pan.
Turk, C., Kirkman, J. (1991) Effective Writing, Second Edition, London, UK, E&F.N.Spon.
Year 3
Electronics 3
Floyd, T. Electronic Devices 8th Ed., (Prentice-Hall) 2008
Wilmhurst. T.,H. Analog Circuit Techniques, (Newnes) 2003
Digital Audio Systems
Maes, Jan, Digital Audio Technology 4th Edition (Focal Press) 2005
Roads, Curtis, The Computer Music Tutorial , (MIT Press) 1996
Zölzer, Udo, Digital Audio Signal Processing (Wiley & Sons) 2000
Digital Video Systems
Delmar Thomson Learning ISBN 1401842992
Kaufmann Morgan Computers ISBN 1558607927
Poynton Charles A. (2003) Digital Video and HDTV: Algorithms and Interfaces
Rysinger Lisa (2005) Exploring Digital Video
Thyagarajan K.S. (2006) Digital Image Processing with Application to Digital Cinema Focal Press Technology & Industrial Arts ISBN 0240807294
Watkinson, John (2000), The Art of Digital Video, Focal Press
On-line resources:
http://www.adobe.com
http://www.dv.com
Digital Signal Processing
McClellan, J., DSP First 2nd Ed. (Prentice-Hall) 2007
Stranneby, D., Digital Signal Processing and Applications, (Newnes) 2004
Digital Communicatons
Couch L.W. II; Digital and Analog communication systems (1997); Prentice Hall
Frenzel; Communication Electronics (1995); McGraw-Hill International Editions
Grahame Smilie; Analogue and Digital Communication Techniques (1999); Arnold
Ziemer R.E, Introduction to digital communication (2001); Peterson R.L. MacMillan
Digital Media Entrepreneurship
Cooney, T. and Hill, S. (2002) New Venture Creation in Ireland. Cork: Oak Tree Press.
Deakins, D. and Freel, M. (2005) Entrepreneurship and Small Firms (4th Edition) Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education.
Immink, R. and O’Kane (2001) Starting your Own Business: A Workbook. Cork: Oak Tree Press.
Megginson, L. Byrd, M. and Megginson,W. (2006) Small Business Management: An Entrepreneur's Guidebook (5th Edition). Publisher: McGraw-Hill.
O’Gorman, C. and Cunningham, J. (2002) Enterprise in Action (2nd Edition). Cork: Oak Tree Press.
Price, R. (2006) Entrepreneurship. Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin.
Project 2 AVMT
Adair,J. (1988) Effective Time Management: How To Save Time And Spend It Wisely,
First Edition, London UK, Pan.
Turk, C., Kirkman, J. (1991) Effective Writing, Second Edition, London, UK, E&F.N.Spon.

Supplementary

Year 1
Mathematics Year 1
College Algebra Tutorial. http://www.math.armstrong.edu/MathTutorial/index.html
Retrieved February 10th 2005.
Erickon, Tim. Learning mathematics with Graphics Calculator, investigating symbols, functions and graphs. http://www.pacificT.com. Retrieved February 2006.
North Park University Department of Mathematics, Pre Calculus Maths. http://campus.northpark.edu/math/PreCalculus/TOC.html Retrieved February 10th 2005.
S.O.S. Mathematics is your free resource for math review material from Algebra to Differential Equations. http://www.sosmath.com Retrieved February 10th 2005
GCSE the Easymaths Way: Tutorials and Practice Room. http://www.easymaths.com
Mathematics Year 2
Erickon, Tim. Learning Mathematics with Graphics Calculator, Investigating Symbols, Functions and Graphs. http://www.pacificT.com. Retrieved February 2006.