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...Introduction - This course looks at Babylonian mathematics. You will learn how a series of discoveries have enabled historians to decipher stone tablets and study the various techniques the Babylonians used for problem-solving and teaching. The Babylonian problem-solving skills have been described as remarkable and scribes of the time received a training far in advance of...

...Introduction - Welcome to this free course, The science of nuclear energy. In the following video, course authors Sam Smidt and Gemma Warriner introduce themselves and do some experiments with a Geiger counter to show radioactivity. SAM SMIDT Hello, and welcome to the course. I’m Sam Smidt. GEMMA WARRINER And I’m Gemma Warriner. Over the next four weeks, you’ll be...

...Introduction to Week 1 provides a full equipment list. This OpenLearn science course was produced with the kind support of Dangoor Education, the educational arm of The Exilarch's Foundation....Week 2: Unique properties of water: Introduction - JANET Welcome to Week 2. Your experiments so far have shown us two important things-- water can make up a large amount of the...

...Introduction - The modern world would not be able to function without electronic systems. Using a variety of teaching material, including videos and interactive activities, this free course, Electronic applications, will show you how electronic systems can be found everywhere in communications, control and signal processing. It focusses on electronic filters, particularly...