Translations:Sonification in practice/59/en

To understand the difference between symbolic and mathematical representation, we can adapt the previous examples as “unplugged activities” in a classroom. Mathematical sonification in the cloud example would occur if we defined a color threshold for white or gray and represented the droplets that make up the clouds with millions of frequency particles of minimal duration (sound nebulae) the droplets of which clouds are composed. In the example of rain, we would have a mathematical sonification if students represented with absolute precision, one by one, every raindrop at a specific time and surface area. Finally, in the example of “parking,” we would have symbolic representation if the students’ eyes took on the role of the sensor, where data would be estimated visually without absolute mathematical measurement.