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Galaxies, stars and planets
Science, Maths & Technology

Galaxies, stars and planets

...data in Table 1 are for a model on a scale of 1 cm to 5000 km. How much bigger is the real Solar System than the model? One metre is 100 centimetres, and 1 kilometre is 1000 metres, so there are one hundred thousand centimetres in a kilometre (i.e. 1 km = 100 000 cm). In 5000 kilometres there are five hundred thousand thousand centimetres - in other words five hundred...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Introducing engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing engineering

...data in the other. Interestingly, Americans refer to the imperial system as 'English units'. Not every engineering decision about a length needs to be based on an actual measurement. Most of Blanc's gauges for the parts of the M1777 musket lock were of the 'go/no go' type. A particular pin, for example, had to be small enough to enter one gauge hole but big enough not to...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Metals in medicine
Science, Maths & Technology

Metals in medicine

...data from a large number of angles, a computer reconstruction can produce a two-dimensional map of the tissues in a slice of the body. RADIOGRAPHER: So what we’re going to do now is choose the protocols that we’re going to use to do the head. So we’re going to click on the appropriate part of the body here. So we click on ‘head’. And we’re going to do an adult...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Introducing Black leadership Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Black leadership

...analysis and teamwork will promote competence in a wide variety of contexts – from formal organisations to voluntary groups and social movements. This course's learning will be informed by cutting-edge theory in materials developed by experts in leadership, and it will incorporate a mix of contemporary and historical multimedia case studies...In this free course, you...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Histology, microscopy, anatomy and disease
Science, Maths & Technology

Histology, microscopy, anatomy and disease

...analysis of slides for diagnostic histopathology. These steps will be described in more detail later in the course. Please note that this video is around 17 minutes long, so you may prefer to watch it in stages. DAVID MALE Today we're at the histopathology department at Milton Keynes hospital. And I want to introduce you to Peter Mooney, who's the laboratory manager here....
An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope

...analysis, the polarising microscope remains the prime tool for the study of rock thin sections and is the foundation of learning to recognise, characterise and identify rocks...In this free course, An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope, you will experience the study of minerals using a polarising microscope. While the study of minerals can involve...
The business of football
Money & Business

The business of football

...analysis from leading business experts. Ben Oakley The course is spread over three weeks and looks at a range of topics. In the first week we will examine the make up of the football business and the extent to which it is like other, more conventional, industries. We hope you enjoy this short exploration of the business of football. Jacky Hinton And are inspired to take...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Introducing International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing International Relations

...analysis, by exploring who some of the most significant actors are, what are the main issues these actors have to deal with, and what debates arise from these issues and interactions among all these actors. As a result, you will be able to engage with ‘real world’ debates on a specific case...Introducing International Relations: 3.1 Outline of the Africa case - In the...