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Science, Maths & Technology

Mathematics for science and technology

...simple definition, you can now go on to look at power notation, or index notation as it is often called, in more detail...Week 1: Powers and scientific notation: 1.1 Rule 1 – Multiplying with powers - If you want to multiply a3 by a2 this can be written as: multiline equation row 1 a cubed multiplication a squared equals left parenthesis a multiplication a...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The search for water on Mars
Science, Maths & Technology

The search for water on Mars

...simple experiment. Activity 2: Surface tension experiment Timing: 20 minutes You will need: A clean (and detergent free) glass A sewing needle A fork Water If you don’t have these items, you can still learn without carrying out the experiment. Fill your glass with water. Notice the water surface appears ‘thicker’ against the glass. This is because it is slightly...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Planning a better future
Education & Development

Planning a better future

...simple questions that encourage you to focus your thinking. It would be helpful for you to spend some time thinking about what you have learned within each section, and how it relates to your current situation and future goals. These activities are not there to test you, but designed to help you reflect in more detail upon what you have read. These activity spaces are...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Systems diagramming
Digital & Computing

Systems diagramming

...code...Systems diagramming: 4.5 Diagrams for diagnosis - As the detail of the connectivity revealed through a diagram increases, many diagrams can be used for diagnosis by comparing a diagram of what should be happening with what is happening. This approach has been developed in detail by Bignell and Fortune (1984) to analyse systems failures. They argue that all...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Investigating a murder with forensic psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating a murder with forensic psychology

...simple way for investigators to keep track of the information that is known about the criminal event in a way that allows them to develop lines of enquiry, and also enables the investigation team to notice where there are discrepancies in the accounts of what happened. A timeline will start at a certain date and time that is relevant to the offence and will stop at a...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi
History & The Arts

John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi

...simple love of piety, Indeed he rails at those things which he wants, Would be as lecherous, covetous, or proud, Bloody, or envious, as any man, If he had means to be so. (1.1.23–8) Bosola is torn between an acute awareness of the social and moral deficiencies of the patronage system and a longing for social advancement that binds him to it. His vision of himself as a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Studying mammals: A winning design
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: A winning design

...Simple graphs have two axes, one running horizontally across the page, and the other vertically up the page. They are labelled in the same way as the column headings of a table (see Section 5.2) and the data points are then plotted. The text here talks you through that process. You will also notice the use of a type of scientific 'shorthand' in this section, where letters...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Studying mammals: Return to the water
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Return to the water

...simple form of 'language'. Dolphins can be trained to respond to commands and perform tricks - and they can develop and vary these routines and imitate each other's behaviour. On the other hand, the large brain and the folding of the cerebral cortex may be simply a function of the size of these animals, or a consequence of the need to produce and process such complex...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs