Sine waves are typically thought of in terms of their magnitude form a(t) = sin (ωt). However, these are nonlinear and not easy to generate except through piecewise construction. On the other hand, the angular information is linear in nature. That is, the phase angle rotates through a fixed angle for each unit of time. The angular rate depends on the frequency of the signal by the traditional rate of ω = 2 πf. MAGNITUDE