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Linear programming – the basic ideas
Science, Maths & Technology

Linear programming – the basic ideas

...systems of linear and non-linear equations and mathematical modelling; linear and integer programming; and non-linear optimization for unconstrained and constrained minimisation problems. Linear programming – the basic ideas consists of material from M373 Unit II.1, Linear programming – the basic ideas, and has four sections in total. You should set aside about three...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Ethics in science?
Science, Maths & Technology

Ethics in science?

...thinking is exactly the way that we today distinguish useful treatments from useless or positively harmful ones. [MUSIC PLAYING] INTERVIEWER The world’s first controlled clinical trial demonstrated that one of the treatments had won hands down. Within a week, the sailors who had eaten the oranges and the lemons were fit for duty and were nursing the others back to...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Dyddiadur Barwnes am Oes Newydd
Society, Politics & Law

Dyddiadur Barwnes am Oes Newydd

...system ble byddai’r safle cyntaf yn cael ei ddal gan fenyw, yr ail safle yn agored, ac yna bob yn ail yn yr un modd. Byddai'r system bleidleisio o ethol un enillydd drwy bleidleisio ffafriol yn cael ei defnyddio i bennu safle ar y rhestr. Byddai'r ymgeisydd ar frig y rhestr yn cael ei enwebu gan arweinydd y blaid i Dŷ'r Arglwyddi. Byddai'r enwau eraill yn cael eu...
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Article 5 mins
The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn
Education & Development

The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn

...systems in that it dominates the international educational marketplace, academic databases and as a medium for instruction. Altbach states that “English is supplanting such languages as French, German and Spanish as the international medium of scholarship. These languages are in no danger of disappearing in higher education, but their world role has shrunk” (Altbach,...
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Article 10 mins
Studying mammals: Life in the trees
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Life in the trees

...Think about the extent to which these tree dwellers are different from their terrestrial relatives. In each case, write two or three sentences that compare (a) the Malayan sun-bear with other bears and (b) the tamandua with other anteaters. Use the LoM index to find helpful information. Video 2 Answer Distinctive features in these tree dwellers are not numerous! (a) The...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Beyond the babble: social broadcasting and digital citizenship
History & The Arts

Beyond the babble: social broadcasting and digital citizenship

...think tank Demos undertook research on the rise of xenophobia and racism on Twitter. Looking at the ways in which this rise may have been related to campaigning tactics and the referendum result, the study also gives an indication of the ways in which Twitter was used to both report hate speech incidents and to express solidarity with migrants. Expressions and stories of...
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Article 15 mins
10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn

...think we would make a reliable witness and be able to identify a criminal if asked by the police, but chances are we wouldn't as our memory for unfamiliar faces is very poor. What's more, if you were asked to pick out the criminal in an identity parade (but all of them were innocent) you'd look among all the faces and pick the one that most resembles the perpetrator, even...
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Article 5 mins
The Language of Brexit
Languages

The Language of Brexit

...thinking has produced the term Lexit (support of left-wing parties in Europe for exit from the EU) but curiously Rexit does not seem to have emerged for the more common phenomenon of support by right-wing parties. Inventive use has created a host of comic forms. Bregret has appeared (for regret of Brexit), along with dog’s Brexit and full English Brexit as comments on...
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Article 10 mins