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Scottish lecturers take strike action in campaign for fair pay
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish lecturers take strike action in campaign for fair pay

...students’ mental health issues while developing new teaching materials and methods. At the same time, they juggled family and other commitments (often simultaneously). The one-off payment was therefore seen by many lecturers as a slap in the face, an insult. [A group of lecturers picketing outside Edinburgh college]EIS FELA strikers on picket line duty, Edinburgh...
Number theory
Science, Maths & Technology

Number theory

...Students studying M303 develop their understanding of group theory and real analysis and see how some of the ideas are applied to cryptography and fractals. Number theory consists of material from M303 Book A, Chapters 1 and 2 and has four sections in total. You should set aside about four hours to study each of the sections; the main content though is in sections 2, 3...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Introduction to analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to analysis

...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 analysis consists of material from M208 Unit AA1, Numbers, and has five sections in total. You should set aside between three to four hours...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
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
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...
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...
Modelling events in time
Science, Maths & Technology

Modelling events in time

...Students are expected to be familiar with basic probability, random variables and expectation and the Poisson process. Modelling events in time consists of material from M343 Book 2, Modelling events in time and space, and has six sections in total. You should set aside about two to three hours to study each of the sections; the whole extract should take about 16 hours to...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Metric spaces and continuity
Science, Maths & Technology

Metric spaces and continuity

...Students studying M303 develop their understanding of group theory and real analysis and see how some of the ideas are applied to cryptography and fractals. Metric spaces and continuity consists of material from M303 Book D, Chapter 14 and has three sections in total. The whole extract should take about 16 hours to study. Section 1 is longer than the other two sections...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs