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Bun-chùrsa mu bhith a’ dèanamh atharrachadh poilitigeach is sòisealta
Society, Politics & Law

Bun-chùrsa mu bhith a’ dèanamh atharrachadh poilitigeach is sòisealta

...de na prìomh sgilean saoranachd is am fiosrachadh a dh’fheumar gus eadar-theachd a dhèanamh san t-saoghal agus e ag atharrachadh. Bidh e a’ sgrùdadh mar a nithear atharrachadh gu poilitigeach agus gu sòisealta le bhith a’ toirt seachad cùl-fhiosrachadh riatanach airson tòiseachadh, eisimpleirean de luchd-atharrachaidh brosnachail, comhairle air mar a bheirear...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin
History & The Arts

Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin

...Table 1 Words for ‘father’ in Indo-European languages LANGUAGE WORD FOR ‘FATHER’ Sanskrit piter Greek patēr Latin pater Irish Gaelic athair German Vater English father Although the Indo-European family contains a relatively small number of languages (around 100; there are an estimated 6000 languages in use in the world today), it contains a larger number of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Birth of a drug
Science, Maths & Technology

Birth of a drug

...Table 1 shows the ten most prescribed drugs in the USA, with all of them exceeding annual sales of £1b. In contrast, the top-selling drug in 1989, Glaxo's Zantac, only managed worldwide sales of £900m! Table 1: The top ten most prescribed drugs in the US (1998) BRAND NAME GENERIC NAME COMPANY TREATMENT/USE SALES/£M YR−1 Losec omeprazole AstraZeneca ulcers 2490 Zocor...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Studying mammals: Plant predators
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Plant predators

...Tables are a useful way of recording key information. The headings for Tables 1 and 2 have been prepared for you, and you can copy and complete the tables in your notebook. If you need to find any of this information again later, then it is very useful to have it summarised in a table. If you are working through all the units in this series, you will recall the basic...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Starting with Maths
Science, Maths & Technology

Starting with Maths

...Tables We find out from Mark Davis and Water Bailiff Jim Smith how graphical representation of environmental data helps them understanding what's going on with the Sussex River Ouse. Student views on the OU OU students talking about the benefits to them of studying with the OU Finding space and time for studying OU students talking about how they found the space and time...
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Dutch painting of the Golden Age
History & The Arts

Dutch painting of the Golden Age

...de Hooch and Jacob van Ruisdael seem to offer a faithful picture of life in the Netherlands at the time. In studying this free course, Dutch painting of the Golden Age, you will discover that there is much more to Dutch painting than meets the eye. You will explore scholarly debates about the possible meanings that might be attributed to this type of picture and learn how...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
What is a metal?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a metal?

...Table 1 includes some qualitative and quantitative data for a range of metals. It also includes the non-metallic element sulfur for comparison. Table 1 Typical data for some common metallic elements and the non-metal, sulfur, at 25 °C. Element Proportion in Earth’s continental crust by mass/% Melting temperature /°C Density/ 103 kg m–3 Heat conduction (1, best; 10,...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?
Money & Business

Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?

...tables, foosball tables etc. At Huawei, the offices felt much more like a university of young clever people – the furniture functional but personal, with each workstation organised with bags of tea, pot plants, posters and the roll-beds. Rather than amazing (like Google’s offices) it felt homely, welcoming and personal. Plastic fruit and cheap toys hung from the...
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