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Science, Maths & Technology

Mathematics for science and technology

...PHYSICAL QUANTITY NAME OF UNIT SYMBOL FOR UNIT length metre m time second s mass kilogram kg temperature kelvin K amount of substance mole mol electric current ampere A luminous intensity candela cd Most of these base units relate to physical descriptions that apply universally. The SI base unit of time, the second, is defined as the period over which the waves emitted by...
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Education & Development

Take your teaching online

...physical classroom environment, learners can feel isolated and unsupported, so an increased pastoral presence by the teacher, initiated via online communications, can help reduce that feeling of isolation and develop a more ‘comfortable’ experience for the learner. A large scale, follow-up study by one of Price’s co-authors (Richardson, 2009), which looked at the...
Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Organisations, environmental management and innovation
Nature & Environment

Organisations, environmental management and innovation

...physically enter the economic system for further processing or direct consumption (they are ‘used’ by the economy). Direct Material Input (DMI) DMI represents materials supply. It measures the direct input of materials for use into the economy, i.e. all materials that are of economic value and are used in production and consumption activities. Total Material...
Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...physically (it is not broken). The assembly of components that forms a system does something, it carries out some process. This process will work on inputs, carry out transformations and produce outputs in order to achieve a goal. If you view your body as a system, it consists of organs, it takes oxygen and food as inputs, and does transformations that keep you alive. As...
John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi
History & The Arts

John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi

...physical vigour and attractiveness: Happily with some strong-thighed bargeman; Or one o’th’woodyard that can quoit the sledge Or toss the bar; or else some lovely squire That carries coals up to her privy lodgings. (2.5.42–5) The lines register a fear of encroachment by men whose lower rank is compensated for by their superior masculinity. But what the verse chiefly...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Studying mammals: The opportunists
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The opportunists

...physical characteristic of the great majority of omnivores is a non-specialist dentition. What about other aspects of their biology? Question 11 Question: Many omnivores (e.g. bears, pigs) have a good sense of smell. To what extent do you think that this might be another defining characteristic of omnivores? Answer Many carnivores (e.g. brown hyenas) also have an...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Studying mammals: Return to the water
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Return to the water

...physical properties of air and water and describe implications of such differences for aquatic mammals give examples of the adaptations displayed by aquatic mammals that enable them to hold their breath while submerged for relatively long periods describe some of the biological differences between pinnipeds, sirenians and cetaceans discuss the importance of communication...
Making decisions
Money & Business

Making decisions

...physical world and the behaviour of others (Kelley, 1967). Heuristics are mental shortcuts or ‘rules of thumb’. For example, the British Army saying ‘If it moves salute it, if it doesn't paint it white’ is an example of a heuristic. We use heuristics and take shortcuts to reduce the complexity, cost and time taken to make decisions. While the more pessimistic...
Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs