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Introduction to differentiation
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to differentiation

...writing g super prime of t equals two times t full stop You should now be ready to see some more examples of finding formulas for the gradients of graphs – that is, formulas for derivatives. We’ll begin by setting out the general method that can be used to find such formulas. This is just the algebraic method that you saw in Section 1.3, where the formula for the...
Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century
History & The Arts

Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century

...writing room. Like many male contemporaries, Murdoch is portrayed without any sign of her occupation, but is shown as a woman of culture – note the paintings, statue and books.] (By permission of the British Library, shelfmark: 010855.cc.8) © By permission of the British Library, shelfmark: 010855.cc.8 Figure 3 Portrait of Mary Murdoch in her writing room. Like many...
Successful IT systems
Digital & Computing

Successful IT systems

...write a sentence explaining why you regard it as a success or a failure. Discussion We hope you enjoyed finding these case studies. There are many rich case studies available online, although it can sometimes be challenging to separate genuine descriptions of an IT success story from what is basically a marketing piece by a vendor or consultancy. Failures are easier to...
Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Talk the talk
Education & Development

Talk the talk

...write a short guide on what you think makes for the best opening for a talk. Remember: There aren’t any hard and fast rules for introductions. What might suit one speaker’s presentation style may not work for everyone. You might want to think about Bill Davenhall’s talk or the one you will present yourself to give some focus...Week 1: Getting started: 1.2.3 From...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The Byzantine icon
History & The Arts

The Byzantine icon

...writings or with their lives. Such is the case of the monk Lazarus, who was tortured for refusing to give up the painting of icons during Iconoclasm. A miniature in the Ioannis Skylitzes chronicle (Codex Vitr. 26-2), dated to the twelfth century, depicts him at work within a church, painting an icon of the Virgin and Child (Figure 3). This is an important manuscript...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations

...write and we may anonymise and draw on some of what you say for future research – we see this as a circular relationship where we develop one another’s knowledge. The aim is to build a community of learning: we are all in this together. By sharing any contribution (including any text, photographs, graphics, video or audio) with The Open University, you agree to grant...
Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health

...Write a list of questions you might ask each of the case study learners. Remember the open and closed question technique learned in Activity 4...Week 3: Communication and conversations about mental health: 6 Holding non-judgemental conversations - Educators are decision makers. For example, when assessing learners’ work, when adapting teaching and learning methods to be...
Mashing up the Union Jack
Society, Politics & Law

Mashing up the Union Jack

...Writing, in September 2017, about flags, and the act of ‘flagging up’ or mapping out symbols that define our identities, home and belonging, I come to think, as Paul Gilroy did, that the assimilation of transnational diasporas and migrants is not a process of acculturation, but of cultural syncretism. So how can national symbols, such as flags, represent Britain’s...