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Video 1: Area of a rectangle
Video 2: Examples pertaining to areas of rectangles

Video 1: Area of a triangle
Video 2: Examples pertaining to the area of triangles
Video 3: Common mistakes made when calculating the area of a triangle
Note: Click on the 'back button' to return to the VLE after watching each video

There are many different processes and phenomena that emit electromagnetic radiation. Humans have taken advantage of many of these processes to develop technologies that use electromagnetic radiation.

The beauty of a coral reef, the warm radiance of sunshine, the sting of sunburn, the X-ray revealing a broken bone, even microwave popcorn—all are brought to us by electromagnetic waves. The list of the various types of electromagnetic waves, ranging from radio transmission waves to nuclear gamma-ray (γ-ray) emissions, is interesting in itself.

Even more intriguing is that all of these different phenomena are manifestations of the same thing—electromagnetic waves (see Figure 15.1). What are electromagnetic waves? How are they created, and how do they travel? How can we understand their widely varying properties? What is the relationship between electric and magnetic effects? These and other questions will be explored.

An image that illustrates light reflecting off a plain mirror.

Photoelectric materials emit electrons when they absorb light of a high-enough frequency.

Outcomes

By the end of this course you will:

• Be able to define the 'reflection of light'
• Understand the difference between reflected and incident rays
• Be familiar with the two types of reflection viz.: regular and irregular reflection
• Have an understanding of the laws of reflection

This YouTube video explains how river basins are formed.

This YouTube documentary highlights the ecological and socio-economic importance of the Tana River Basin in Kenya.

This 32 minute long YouTube video investigates the water contamination problems in Tanzania, with specific focus on Dar Es Salaam.