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Babylonian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Babylonian mathematics

...social context of Babylonian mathematical activity. The purpose of Plimpton 322 by Joran Frïberg...Babylonian mathematics: 1.6 The social context of Babylonian mathematical activity - The extant mathematical tablets from the Old Babylonian period fall broadly into two categories, table texts and problem texts. You have seen examples of both of these. The...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Retirement planning made easy
Money & Business

Retirement planning made easy

...interactive table. Open it in a new tab or window so you can easily find your way back to the course. Alternatively, use this Word version of the table: Budget grid The more aware you are of your spending, the more accurate you will be in judging the money you will need in retirement. Next, you look at what income you can expect in retirement. You start by looking at how...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view
Society, Politics & Law

Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view

...social protection (such as benefits and pensions) to health, transport and defence. A breakdown of government spending is provided in Figure 13. Social protection is clearly the largest category, with health and education the next largest categories. [Described image] (Source: HM Treasury, 2012, p. 1, Chart 1) Figure 13 UK government spending, 2012–13 (£ billion)...
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Level 2: Intermediate 28 hrs
Gene testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Gene testing

...social workers and lawyers have tried to get a test carried out on an adult without the permission of the person concerned. There can also be strong pressure on individuals who, although they are aware they are undergoing testing, might not be exercising their own best judgement. An example is the family pressure that can force prospective parents to be tested so that...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Supporting university students with a mental health condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting university students with a mental health condition

...social and emotional support networks. This link, however, is complex as most undergraduate students are at the age when they experience the developmental process of emerging adulthood, when most mental health difficulties develop. The combination of this major developmental adjustment with the challenges of adapting to and coping with university life and study, combine...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
The Byzantine icon
History & The Arts

The Byzantine icon

...social perspective. Sir Steven, like El Greco did with Vasari, concluded that ‘for all his [Gibbon’s] greatness as a historian, the spirit of Byzantium eluded him’. Sir Steven underlined that Gibbon had no interest in Byzantine art, and in fact (in another echo of Vasari) ‘never saw Byzantine art in its homelands’. The two most dismissive opinions to have been...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment
Nature & Environment

Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment

...Interaction between substances may produce tastes that are apparent at concentrations well below those at which either substance is individually detectable. An ‘antiseptic’ taste of chlorinated tap water is obvious if the raw water supply contains phenols, since this results in the formation of chlorophenols. (Phenolic compounds can occur naturally in lowland rivers.)...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Assessment in secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary mathematics

...interactive task where students are encouraged to reveal how they currently understand a topic. You could, for example, ask them to do any of the following tasks: Complete a collaborative mind map of all the ideas and connections they can think of about fractions, or whatever the topic is today. Linking mind maps about fractions to those about decimals and percentages can...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs