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Understanding musical scores
History & The Arts

Understanding musical scores

...manage to work together to combine all these elements effectively?...Week 3: Musical collaboration and the role of the score: 3.2 Instrumental colour - Figure 2 The piano starts playing in the first variation of Schubert’s Trout Quintet. The addition of the piano to the string sounds changes the complex of sound that we hear. Musicians often talk about instrumental...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Herodotus and the invention of history
History & The Arts

Herodotus and the invention of history

...manager (Candaules), where his ideal spectator (Gyges) is able to freely observe an actor performing an assigned role (the wife), it is the wife who both observes and takes control. It is particularly striking that she instantly realises what has occurred, recognises that her husband has betrayed her faith, and demands (and secures) instant payback. [Close up of a woman....
Unsolved problems in cosmology
Science, Maths & Technology

Unsolved problems in cosmology

...managed to look so similar. * hot big bang See big bang. * Hubble diagram A plot of apparent magnitude against redshift. * Hubble law See Hubble-Lemaître law. * Hubble constant The value of the Hubble parameter at the current time. * Hubble parameter In terms of the scale factor a(t), the Hubble parameter at any given time can be written equation sequence part 1 cap h of...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment
Nature & Environment

Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment

...Management of Chemicals. Available at www.unep.org/hazardoussubstances/Portals/9/Pesticides/POPred_E.pdf (Accessed 6 June 2013). NOAA (2013) A "red tide" is a common term used for a harmful algal bloom [Online], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA. Available at oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/redtide.html (Accessed 6 June 2013). Porteous, A. (2008) Dictionary...
Imagination: The missing mystery of philosophy
History & The Arts

Imagination: The missing mystery of philosophy

...project themselves into unusual situations, and so on. In short, someone who is imaginative is someone who is creative. As far as the connotations of ‘imaginative’ are concerned, they suggest a more positive view of ‘imagination’ than do the connotations of ‘imaginary’. But taken together, it might be argued, the two sets of connotations indicate the two poles...
Mathematics for science and technology Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Mathematics for science and technology

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn68. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation – which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course...
How to be a critical reader
Languages

How to be a critical reader

...manage to do some research on the words and ideas you will find in the text? If so, you probably found a lot of information on the internet. Today, people talk about genes and evolution across many subject areas. Perhaps you have already encountered these ideas in your area of interest or from your reading. Task 3 Below are some simple definitions of these words and...
Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Expert evidence and forensic science in the courtroom
Society, Politics & Law

Expert evidence and forensic science in the courtroom

...managing this issue. Sensitive topic Activity 1 Addressing ‘rape myths’ Timing: Allow about 20 minutes A variety of approaches have been suggested to address ‘rape myths’ in jury trials. Which, if any, of the following do you think would be most appropriate? Once you have made your selection, remember to click ‘Save response’. The results of the poll will be...