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A short introduction to the English language
Languages

A short introduction to the English language

...based on how they speak. Language also mediates the way we experience and understand the world. It influences the way we relate to each other, And ultimately, it’s connected to almost everything we do in society. Video 1 What is language? Discussion As the video notes, language isn’t simply a tool we use for passing information from one person to another. This is...
Introduction to complex analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to complex analysis

...based at f of alpha by the complex scale factor f super prime of alpha , as illustrated in Figure 7. [Described image] Figure 7 Interpreting a derivative as a complex scale factor Another useful way to picture how f behaves geometrically is to consider the effect it has on a small disc centred at alpha (still assuming that f super prime of alpha not equals zero ). From...
Leo Tolstoy on King Lear
History & The Arts

Leo Tolstoy on King Lear

...base, proud, shallow, beggarly, three-suited, hundred-pound, filthy, worsted-stocking knave;--the son and heir of a mongrel bitch." And so on. Then drawing his sword, he demands that Oswald should fight with him, saying that he will make a "sop o' the moonshine" of him,--words which no commentators can explain. When he is stopped, he continues to give vent to the...
Teaching secondary science
Education & Development

Teaching secondary science

...based inquiry and science in the workplace. The Science Enhancement Programme (SEP), set up in 1998 by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, developed innovative resources to enhance science education and support science teachers. The extensive set of publications and resources have now been transferred to the National STEM Centre eLibrary. This collection includes resources...
Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Squares, roots and powers
Science, Maths & Technology

Squares, roots and powers

...based on an ancient Eastern legend, which gives an idea of the impact of raising a number to a power. Example 6 A long time ago there lived a very rich king whose son's life was saved by a poor old beggar woman. The king was naturally very grateful to the woman, so he offered to give her anything that she wanted. Much to the king's surprise the old lady just asked for two...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Surface water
Nature & Environment

Surface water

...base and sides; 5. no geological hazards such as instability of the sides of the valley or the likelihood of earthquakes; 6. a suitable site for the dam, preferably in a narrow valley. The most important of these requirements are an adequate supply of water (1), preferably though not necessarily of high quality, and minimal environmental implications (2). All the other...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Working mathematically
Science, Maths & Technology

Working mathematically

...based on a recent data handling investigation that his learners had carried out. There is no unique or universal set of processes in mathematics. The following five mathematical processes have been mentioned in various reports (for example, NCTM, 1989). They partially overlap with the six you have just been thinking about in Activity 7, and are similar to the key...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Electromagnetism: testing Coulomb’s law
Science, Maths & Technology

Electromagnetism: testing Coulomb’s law

...based methods to determine the resulting force. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course SM381 Electromagnetism...Electromagnetism: testing Coulomb’s law: Appendix - Table A Measured forces cap f sub x on a test charge sphere due to spheres A and B. The test charge and sphere A are fixed. Three situations for sphere B are considered...