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Tue 10 Oct 2009How trigonometry makes waves and lets you hear music on your iPod
LEAVING CERT trigonometry would seem to have little to do with music, but the two are linked.The maths allows iPods and MP3 players to store and play back hours of music using the smallest storage space possible.
Lecturer Michael McCarthy delivered a talk to secondary school students entitled: “How does your iPod work?”
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