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Climate change
Nature & Environment

Climate change

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the physical basis of the natural greenhouse effect, including the meaning of the term radiative forcing know something of the way various human activities are increasing emmissions of the natural greenhouse gases, and are also contributing to sulphate aerosols in the troposphere demonstrate...
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Level 2: Intermediate 18 hrs
Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere
Science, Maths & Technology

Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: discuss processes upon and within, and internal structure of, differentiated icy bodies (primarily large satellites) in comparison with the terrestrial planets describe the conditions that may be required to originate and foster life in an icy body and discuss the likelihood of their having occurred...
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Level 2: Intermediate 17 hrs
The many guises of the emperor Augustus
History & The Arts

The many guises of the emperor Augustus

...learning further? You might find it helpful to explore the Open University’s Classical Studies courses and qualifications....The many guises of the emperor Augustus: Introduction - This free course focuses on Rome’s first emperor, Augustus, who lived from 63 BCE to 14 CE. The rule of Augustus marked a significant political change in Rome, and Augustus’ position as...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Introducing mammals
Nature & Environment

Introducing mammals

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain the distinctive biological features of monotremes distinguish contrasting modes of reproduction in monotremes, marsupials and placental mammals describe the cellular basis of lactation and explain the benefits of an early diet of milk explain the significance of mammalian metabolic rate explain...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Equity – law and idea
Society, Politics & Law

Equity – law and idea

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe some basic features of the law of equity critically evaluate and describe tensions between legal and philosophical accounts of equity critically situate equity as both law and idea in contemporary socio-political and economic contexts...Equity – law and idea: 1 A plurality of worlds -...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Leo Tolstoy on King Lear
History & The Arts

Leo Tolstoy on King Lear

...Learning this, Edmund decides to accuse his father of treason in order that he may get his heritage. The fourth scene is again on the heath in front of the hovel. Kent invites Lear into the hovel, but Lear answers that he has no reason to shelter himself from the tempest, that he does not feel it, having a tempest in his mind, called forth by the ingratitude of his...
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Article 15 mins
Squares, roots and powers
Science, Maths & Technology

Squares, roots and powers

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: evaluate the squares, cubes and other powers of positive and negative numbers with or without your calculator estimate square roots and calculate them using your calculator describe the power notation for expressing numbers use your calculator to find powers of numbers multiply and divide powers of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Emotion: an introductory picture
History & The Arts

Emotion: an introductory picture

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: discuss basic philosophical questions concerning the nature of emotions discuss some of the philosophical literature on this subject by William James understand problems concerning the nature of emotions and discuss them in a philosophical way...Emotion: An introductory picture: 1 Introduction: a...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs