Periodic Data: a data set that repeats the same pattern over time
Handout: Periodic Data
Example 1: The percent of the face of the moon we see each night
Example 2: The Bay of Fundy tides
Example 2: Volume displacement in an engine cylinder (credit Stephen Jull)
Example 3: Height above the ground on the London Eye Ferris Wheel
We can use trigonometric functions to describe periodic behaviour. If the repetition is a little more complex, a fourier series might be used:
Example 4: Fourier Series (what are they), Fourier Series – beyond this course but you can see Sal Khan work some out.
