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Introducing vectors for engineering applications
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing vectors for engineering applications

...manageable by neglecting the complexity that gives rise to the vortices. [Described image] Figure 2 Physical examples of vector fields: (a) magnetic field created by a bar magnet acting on iron filings; (b) turbulence created by flow around a cylinder Vector fields are beyond the scope of this course, but you are likely to encounter them if you decide to take this area of...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Richard Brock - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Richard Brock - Earth in Vision

...Project My name’s Richard Brock, I’m an independent filmmaker, was with the Natural History Unit for 35 years, worked on Life on Earth and Living Planet with David Attenborough and now do my own films almost entirely about conservation. What inspired me… Well I suppose it was way back to school days when I was birdwatching and catching butterflies as you did then,...
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Video 30 mins
Dirt, waste and revulsion: How cultures cope with leftovers and mess
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dirt, waste and revulsion: How cultures cope with leftovers and mess

...project? But nevertheless, in the early modern past you had status the higher up the royal chain of command you were, and the closer you were to the body of the King or the Queen. So if you were the groom of the stole, which actually meant the groom of the stool, you were the person who carried the King's chamber pot. So to you the smell of his chamber pot was the sweet...
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Article 30 mins
Critically exploring psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critically exploring psychology

...project, it can be important to adopt a critical stance to the methodology used, the results collected and the interpretation of these findings. For example, could this have been done in a different way, and would it benefit from that now? Activity 4 What other questions could you ask about your research when adopting a critical stance? Discussion It’s important to be...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Everyday maths 1
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1

...manage your digital badges online from your OpenLearn Profile. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn Statement of participation – which also displays your badge. This course has been produced as part of the Department for Education’s Flexible Learning Fund 336 and with the kind support of Dangoor Education337, the educational arm of The Exilarch’s...
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Free course 48 hrs
The restless Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

The restless Universe

...managed to avoid the task of managing his mother's farmlands and became instead an undergraduate at Trinity College in the University of Cambridge. [Figure 9] Figure 9 Woolsthorp Manor - Newton's birthplace As a student Newton read the works of Aristotle and was taught mathematics, as was customary, but he also taught himself physics and thus became acquainted with the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Studying mammals: Return to the water
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Return to the water

...project behind the body and provide extra propulsion in association with a sideways swimming motion [p. 188]. The shorter front flippers are used for steering in the water and for pulling the body along on land. Fur seals and sea-lions use longer front flippers to 'fly' through the water; the hind flippers are mainly for steering and most of the power comes from the body...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
An introduction to energy resources
Nature & Environment

An introduction to energy resources

...project exploring the open licensing of climate change and sustainability resources in the Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences. The C-change in GEES project was funded by HEFCE as part of the JISC/HE Academy UKOER programme and coordinated by the GEES Subject Centre. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs