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Contemporary Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Contemporary Wales

...free course provides an accessible and lively social science account of contemporary Wales. It introduces key aspects of the economy, society, politics and culture of Wales, providing a wealth of up-to-date evidence that is organised around core social science concepts and theories, to help you make sense of a changing nation...This free course provides an accessible and...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Studying mammals: Chisellers
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Chisellers

...free course, Studying mammals: Chisellers, you will learn more about some of the evolutionary features that make these creatures so plentiful. This is the third course in the Studying mammals series...Ever wondered why rats, mice and squirrels seem to reproduce at such an alarming rate? Rodents are among the most successful of all the mammal groups. In this free ......
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Studying mammals: Food for thought
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Food for thought

...free course, Studying mammals: Food for thought, we will examine culture, tool use and social structure in both apes and humans to gain an understanding of where we come from and why we behave as we do. This is the tenth course in the Studying mammals series...Who were our ancestors? How are apes and humans related? And where does the extinct Homo erectus fit into the...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Themes in discourse research: the case of Diana
Society, Politics & Law

Themes in discourse research: the case of Diana

...free course, Themes in discourse research: the case of Diana, introduces some of the main themes and issues in discourse research using Martin Bashir's famous interview with Diana, Princess of Wales as a case study. Through this it examines the role of discourse in shaping social interaction and its psychological implications for the study of minds, selves and...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Point estimation
Science, Maths & Technology

Point estimation

...free course looks at point estimation, that is, the estimation of the value of the parameter of a statistical model by a single number, a point estimate for the parameter. Section 1 develops some aspects of maximum likelihood estimation. In particular, you will find out how to obtain the maximum likelihood estimator of an unknown parameter, using calculus. You will need...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Surviving the winter
Nature & Environment

Surviving the winter

...free course, Surviving the winter, we study one aspect of the fluctuating nature of an organisms environment. We consider how organisms living in a temperate climate, such as that in Britain, are adapted to cope with winter. You will see that there is much diversity of adaptations among organisms, with different species coping with the demands of a fluctuating environment...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner (Chinese)
Education & Development

Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner (Chinese)

...free course is the Chinese version of Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner, which is also available in English...本免费课程是“学会教学：成为反思型教学实践者”课程的中文翻译版本，英文原版也在本网站中提供。 This free course is the Chinese version of Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner, which is...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Rings and polynomials
Science, Maths & Technology

Rings and polynomials

...free course contains an introduction to rings and polynomials. We see that polynomial rings have many properties in common with the integers; for example, we can define a division algorithm, and this enables us to develop the analogue of the highest common factor for two polynomials. Section 1 explores the abstract definitions of a ring and a field. Sections 2 and 3...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs