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Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Phreak Out!

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Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to modern applications of mathematics, namely espionage. Through this lesson, students will learn of Van Eck Phreaking, in which electromagnetic radiation signals from computer monitors can be recorded from a distance in order to recreate the images on the monitor. Students will explore the physical properties of computer monitors and use a calculator program to reproduce a random image.

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)