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Introduction to group theory
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to group theory

...Students studying M208 are expected to read through a number of proofs to improve understanding of the course material and to develop mathematical skills, including producing convincing arguments and problem solving. Introduction to group theory consists of material from M208 Unit GTA1, Symmetry, and has five sections in total. You should set aside between three to four...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Dynamics
Science, Maths & Technology

Dynamics

...Students are expected to be familiar with standard mathematical notation and with elementary functions such as sines, cosines, logarithms and exponentials. Familiarity with algebra, calculus and complex numbers is also assumed. Dynamics consists of material from MST210 Unit 3, Dynamics and has five sections in total. You should set aside between three to four hours to...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
What does ‘inclusive education’ mean to you?
Education & Development

What does ‘inclusive education’ mean to you?

...students pictured at desks. One student is a wheelchair user.] UNICEF (n.d.) defines inclusive education as ‘all children in the same classrooms, in the same schools’. But is being present in the same place enough? Or might true inclusion also relate to whether learners have equitable access to learning opportunities when in the classroom, or if they are learning...
Introduction to linear equations and matrices
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to linear equations and matrices

...Students studying M208 are expected to read through a number of proofs to improve understanding of the course material and to develop mathematical skills, including producing convincing arguments and problem solving. Introduction to linear equations and matrices consists of material from M208 Unit LA2, Linear equations and matrices, and has five sections in total. You...
Unlikely Leaders
Money & Business

Unlikely Leaders

...Nicola Adams Senior Lecturer in Sport and Fitness Ben Oakley nominates Olympic Boxing Champion Nicola Adams as his 'Unlikely Leader.' Unlikely Leaders Discussion In this discussion, to accompany the Unlikely Leaders series, three OU academics discuss a modern approach to leadership and join the broadcaster Liz Barclay to debate the merits of their own nominations....
The Life of Socrates
History & The Arts

The Life of Socrates

...student and would teach Aristotle who would then tutor Alexander the Great. By this progression, Greek philosophy, as first developed by Socrates, was spread throughout the known world during Alexander's conquests. Socrates was born c. 469/470 BCE to the sculptor Sophronicus and the mid-wife Phaenarete. He studied music, gymnastics, and grammar in his youth (the common...
Systems explained: What do we mean by feedback?
Money & Business

Systems explained: What do we mean by feedback?

...becomes, the more (negative feedback) countersteering will be required to correct it, but also the greater the possibility of 'over-correcting' and veering off course in the other direction. If levels of stress are not corrected, the body continues to produce adrenal hormones which further contribute to feelings of stress and send the body-mind system into a vicious,...
Live long and prosper?
Science, Maths & Technology

Live long and prosper?

...become more sensitive to detecting smaller planets in wider orbits around their stars, it’s become clear that small, rocky planets are probably very common indeed. It’s been estimated that around 30 per cent of Sun-like stars may have Earth-like planets in their habitable zones. At the time of writing, astronomers don’t yet know of any Earth-sized, Earth-mass...