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Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Design

...double garage, swimming pool and tennis court. For most of us, it would not take long to be convinced that the last two constraints make it impossible to find a solution within budget. So, they are removed from the specification, and the problem has changed. If however, you are a very keen tennis player you might be prepared to trade-off space in the house in order to...
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Level 1: Introductory 28 hrs
Everyday maths 2
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2

...double the radius. If you know either the radius or the diameter, you can always work out the other. And you can also work out the circumference. Here is the basic formula you need to work out the circumference of a circle: Circumference = pi x diameter. This can also be written as C = pi x d, or pi d. Pi, or this symbol (which is the Greek letter used to represent it),...
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Free course 48 hrs
Understanding devolution in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding devolution in Wales

...circulate, led by the Liberals and later Plaid Cymru. In response, the UK Government began to transfer some administrative control to ‘Welsh departments’ within the Board of Education (1909) and the Ministry of Agriculture (1919). By 1940, the Welsh Board of Health had taken over responsibility for housing, water and other local government services. In 1964, the first...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The Enlightenment
History & The Arts

The Enlightenment

...et des metiers (Encyclopédia, or an Analytical Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts and Trades), published in Paris between 1751 and 1772 in 28 volumes and accompanied by 11 volumes of illustrative plates. (Further supplementary volumes were published almost up to the French Revolution in 1789.) The main editor of the work was Denis Diderot (1713–84, pronounced...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
How to be a critical reader
Languages

How to be a critical reader

...et al. developed a form of computational model called a ‘connectionist network’. Answer Greer et al. developed a form of computational model called a connectionist network’. Select the answer for Question 1c here Fact Opinion a. Fact b. Opinion The correct answer is a. Question 4 Claude Shannon in 1938 showed how core aspects of reasoning could be implemented in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Using data to aid organisational change
Money & Business

Using data to aid organisational change

...et al., 1982). Therefore, through your observations at your chosen organisational context, initial information screening, and general theory and literature search, you should be able to identify something that is currently poorly understood in your management practice. This gap could be of some value to your chosen organisation and could be converted into a defined...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
An introduction to death, dying and grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to death, dying and grief

...et al., 2006; Lawton, 2000; Seale and Addington-Hall, 1995). A number of reasons for this have been suggested, including the greater openness of expression encouraged in hospices, the distress of witnessing other people’s deaths and wanting to avoid a similar experience, and the wish to remain physically independent and ‘in control’ (Chapple et al., 2006). In...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Exploring Ovid’s big ideas
History & The Arts

Exploring Ovid’s big ideas

...circulated in the ancient world than you will have the time to delve into as part of this course. One example is the flood, which you learned was a key part of Ovid’s tale of how the world began. It was also a particularly frequent feature of these types of stories. It appears, for instance, in the stories from ancient Mesopotamia (the ancient region between the Tigris...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs