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Molecular Science: Spectrometry
Science, Maths & Technology

Molecular Science: Spectrometry

...and mass spectrometry. This material is taken from The Open University course S205 The molecular world... Molecular Science: Spectrometry A short introduction to this album. Infra-red Spectrometry Preparing samples for infra-red spectroscopy Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Preparing samples for 1H and 13C nmr spectroscopy Mass Spectrometry Analysis by mass spectrometry...
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Audio 11 mins
Motive: Upper Intermediate German
Languages

Motive: Upper Intermediate German

...role of work; German media and arts; issues of faith and personal beliefs; and issues in recent Germany history. There is an integrated residential school which takes place in Germany. . This material is taken from The Open University Course L203 Motive: Upper Intermediate German... Child care in Germany Problems faced by German parents in balancing work and child care....
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Video 10 mins
Golden Globe Ocean Race: The power of the wind at sea and man’s use of this power over time
Science, Maths & Technology

Golden Globe Ocean Race: The power of the wind at sea and man’s use of this power over time

...source at the start of the 21st century, yet wind-driven mills and pumps, and nautical sails for transport were, along with waterwheels, the first mechanical devices to power industrial production. The advantages of harnessing wind energy are obvious; it is free, clean and widely available. Although a favoured source of 'green' energy, the increasing deployment of wind...
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Video 20 mins
'As rich as Croesus'
History & The Arts

'As rich as Croesus'

...sources...The Croesus story, from Herodotus Book 1, Chapter 6-95 forms the basis for this introductory activity in the OpenLearn Herodotus Collection. We have selected a range of extracts from the Hestia Research project and other reliable sources, such as the BBC, British Museum and Metropolitan Museum of Art, to help you to explore where the saying ‘as rich as...
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Activity 5 mins
Fire ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Fire ecology

...source of ignition differ among ecosystems and affect aspects of the fire regime such as its extent (size), frequency and intensity. Because plants and fire share a long evolutionary history, many plants have evolved adaptive traits that not only allow them to persist in flammable environments but to depend on fire for reproduction and growth. One important consequence of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Teaching citizenship: work and the economy
Education & Development

Teaching citizenship: work and the economy

...Open University by visiting our online prospectus...Teaching citizenship: work and the economy: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: critically appreciate the significance of claims made for ‘global corporate citizenship’ understand the nature of work and ‘social citizenship’ recognise the difference between ‘acts citizenship’...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Exploring communications technology
Digital & Computing

Exploring communications technology

...Open University course TM355 Communications technology...Exploring communications technology: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate an understanding of the principles of, and reasons for, carrier-wave modulation, and its application to Quadrature Amplitude Modulation demonstrate an understanding of the roles of error detection...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Early modern Europe: an introduction
History & The Arts

Early modern Europe: an introduction

...Open University course A223 Early modern Europe: society and culture, 1500 to 1780...Early modern Europe: an introduction: Learning outcomes - By the end of this course, you should be able to: identify the fundamental features of the early modern period and understand the problems of defining the early modern period appreciate that there are different approaches to the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs