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Specification B, Physics (Advancing Physics), 3888/7888

Unit 1: Physics in action
Communication / Imaging and signalling
- The material can be taught using up-to-date contexts such as fax, email, and medical scanning.
- to be familiar with the phenomena of reflection and refraction and be able to give a simple
description of them (Sc4.3 a – d);
- know the meaning of frequency, wavelength and amplitude of a wave and know and be able
to use the relationship v = fl. (Sc4.3 e –f);
- know about the electromagnetic spectrum and some uses of radio waves, microwaves,
infra-red and visible light in communications (Sc4.3 h-k);