Vincent Perry once busked on the streets of Queensland to pay his TAFE tuition but now is an accomplished percussionist with Darwin Symphony Orchestra and bringing his skills to the classroom as Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) new Lecturer in Contemporary Music.
The perimeter is the total length of all sides of a shape. This page will explain the formulas needed to work out the perimeter of squares, rectangles and circles, as they are the most likely to come up in your studies. We will also look at how to combine formulas for composite shapes.
We will work in millimetres and metres because these are the common units for perimeter. You may need to refresh your knowledge on how to convert between mm and m on our Converting Measurements page.
A French Sociologist once said that ‘Academic language...is no-one's mother tongue’ (Bordieu & Passeron, 1995, p.8). This is because academic English is quite different to general conversational English, and each discipline has its own vocabulary. As a result, some students feel like they need to learn a new language when they start university. This can feel especially true for the large number of CDU students who are studying for their degrees in their second or third language.
Do you want to work in emergency management, become an aid worker or do disaster relief work? At CDU, you can find your new world your way. In this webinar, you'll learn how the Bachelor of Humanitarian Aid and Development and the Master of Emergency and Disaster Management will equip you with skills to holistically approach disaster, emergency, and community risks.