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Kinematics of fluids
Science, Maths & Technology

Kinematics of fluids

...students in printed books, with PDFs of the same online. This format ensures that mathematical notation is presented accurately and clearly. The PDF of this extract thus shows the content exactly as it would be seen by an Open University student. However, the extract isn't entirely representative of the module materials, because there are no explicit references to use of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Linear programming – the basic ideas
Science, Maths & Technology

Linear programming – the basic ideas

...students in printed books, with PDFs of the same online. This format ensures that mathematical notation is presented accurately and clearly. The PDF of this extract thus shows the content exactly as it would be seen by an Open University student. However, the extract isn't entirely representative of the module materials, because there are no explicit references to use of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
The technology of crime control
Society, Politics & Law

The technology of crime control

...become part and parcel of our policing philosophy for the city centre. The traders in particular were very keen to support us, and we had excellent support from Newcastle City Com1cil, and the local authority, and indeed the government gave a grant through the local authority, to pay for fifty per cent of the cost The system is overt, we involved er the planning...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?
Science, Maths & Technology

We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?

...becoming demented, one of the conditions for which PARO therapy has generated particular interest. Shibata reports that his robots can reduce anxiety and aggression in people with dementia, improve their sleep and limit their need for medication. The robots also lessen the patients’ hazardous tendency to go wandering and boost their capacity to communicate. This value...
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Video 15 mins
World-Changing Women: Alexandra Kollontai
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Alexandra Kollontai

...become the most prominent woman in the Soviet administration following the Bolshevik revolution in 1917 when was appointed People's Commissar for Social Welfare. Kollontai was born into St. Petersburg nobility; she married in 1893 and bore a son but soon felt constrained by married life. Her political interests were triggered following a visit to a textile factory where...
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Article 5 mins
Week 5 Civilisations: The debate
History & The Arts

Week 5 Civilisations: The debate

...become 'globalised', as alternative readings of the art of the period take into account of the interdependencies that bound Europe to the rest of the world. In this episode Simon Schama looks at a wide range of art, architecture, and material culture, to think about how different types of ‘Renaissances’ were taking part all over the world, creating some astonishing...
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Article 5 mins
Start your career with OpenLearn
Education & Development

Start your career with OpenLearn

...becoming increasingly important to employers. Learn how to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information with these free courses. Go after your dream job Do you want to work in healthcare? Maybe construction is more up your street? Perhaps you'd like to 'nail it' as a nail technician? Just because it’s your first job, doesn’t mean it can’t be your dream job...
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Activity 10 mins
A brief history of advertising
Money & Business

A brief history of advertising

...become a serious business and it wasn’t long before people started to offer themselves as specialists in advertising - the earliest known record of an advertising agency dates back to 1786. Newspapers rapidly became a dominant advertising medium during the first half of the 19th century, a position that would remain virtually unchallenged until the emergence of...
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Article 5 mins