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Engineering: environmental fluids
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: environmental fluids

...profile in terms of wind speed versus height because of the variability of heating effects and geographic features. In this region, the wind speed is modelled from a reference wind speed at a ground level to reference height, z , of 10 m. In this layer the flow is mixed and can be modelled as turbulent. In engineering applications – for example, in the design of...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Never trust a pirate: Christiaan Huygens’s Longitude Clocks
History & The Arts

Never trust a pirate: Christiaan Huygens’s Longitude Clocks

...style, and a reminder of the combative nature of his maritime ventures, as preserved in a letter he included in his Guinea voyages journals written from Lisbon on his return journey: Since my Letters from Cape Coast wee have taken in Aga & Anamaboa the former by storm, and after promiseing Quarter to the Flemins & taken possession our men being somewhat greedy of Plunder,...
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Article 10 mins
Using visualisation in maths teaching
Education & Development

Using visualisation in maths teaching

...style you use (within reason) so of course they would get more skilled at using this ‘tool’ in particular. Yes, but they find it very difficult. I believe that it is like a muscle in the brain that can improve like any other with exercise. So, yes. Yes. How do you think it improves concepts and skills? It facilitates communication of meaning. A good natural...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish
Languages

Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish

...Styles SPEAKER 2 Harry Styles SPEAKER 1 Whitney Houston SPEAKER 2 Whitney Houston SPEAKER 1 Buckingham SPEAKER 2 Buckingham SPEAKER 1 Stonehenge SPEAKER 2 Stonehenge SPEAKER 1 Stratford SPEAKER 2 Stratford SPEAKER 1 Hollywood SPEAKER 2 Hollywood Discussion These are the names you heard: Steven Spielberg Scarlett Johansson Harry Styles Whitney Houston Buckingham Stonehenge...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...style of questioning conveyed the speaker’s superior authority and so had an interpersonal element to it as well. This expanded view of meaning – as incorporating a range of functions, and involving more than just giving and receiving information – is a fundamental insight of functional linguistics, a field in which Michael Halliday was a major figure. Halliday...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Journeying through wellbeing: Exploring mental health and wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Journeying through wellbeing: Exploring mental health and wellbeing

...et al, 2015). They go further in pointing out that because we do not have complete mastery over our environment, or control over what happens to us, it is impossible to achieve a purely positive mood. Instead, expressing negative emotions in response to challenging life situations is perfectly mentally healthy. Measuring wellbeing Given the varied ways in which we...
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Article 10 mins
10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn

...et des couleurs, on ne discute pas’ (‘each to their own’). Whilst this expression suggests that we should never quibble over colours, chromatic terms can nonetheless provide a rich source of discussion for language learners who want to extend their knowledge of idiomatic expressions in the target language. Indeed, there are many descriptions and metaphorical...
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Article 5 mins
Rio 2016: Green pools, drug cheats, sexism and nationality - A short reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: Green pools, drug cheats, sexism and nationality - A short reading list

...profile American and international athletes will not be in Rio in August, it would be wildly inaccurate to say that the Olympics are irrelevant. According to Noah Cohan, a lecturer in American Culture Studies, the growing field of Sports Studies considers the Olympics to be an essential part of the argument that athletic events are politically significant. “The...
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Article 5 mins