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Digitizing Waves

Week 16-Physical Science

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Analog vs. Digital

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By the end of today…

  • Explain the differences between analog and digital waves
  • Be able to provide examples of each

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Digital vs. Analog

Digital: Data is changed to 0’s and 1’s

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Analog: Data is a range.

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Digital

Analog

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Waves can transmit either

digital OR analog

signals.

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Digital is more reliable because interference can be easily removed from the signal.

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Analog contains slight changes in information, so interference or noise can be almost impossible to remove.

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The Switch…

June 12, 2009

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https://listeningtowaves.com/sound-exploration

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By the end of today…

  • Explain the differences between analog and digital waves
  • Be able to provide examples of each

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By the end of today…

  • Explore the different ways light moves
  • Be able to provide examples of each

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