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Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows
Nature & Environment

Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows

...Introduction - The scientific theory of plate tectonics suggests that at least some of the Arctic lands were once tropical. Since then the continents have moved and ice has changed the landscape. This free course, Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows, will concentrate on evidence from the last 800 000 years using information collected from ice cores from...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Earthquakes
Science, Maths & Technology

Earthquakes

...Introduction - Earthquakes shake the ground surface, can cause buildings to collapse, disrupt transport and services, and can cause fires. They can trigger landslides and tsunami – in short, earthquakes can be very destructive. In this course you will look at why, where and what happens when they occur and also at how earthquakes are assessed qualitatively and...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Training for speed and power in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for speed and power in sport and fitness

...Introduction - Welcome to this free course in which you will explore training for speed and power in relation to sport and fitness. Speed and power are separate but closely related components of fitness that are important in a wide range of sports and activities. First, you will consider the mechanics and physiology of speed before looking at training methods to develop...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
For some people, staying awake might help fight depression
Health, Sports & Psychology

For some people, staying awake might help fight depression

...manage to enforce – earlier bedtimes are less at risk of depression and suicidal thinking. Like light therapy and sleep deprivation, the precise mechanism is unclear, but researchers suspect a closer fit between sleep time and the natural light–dark cycle is important. But sleep phase advance has so far failed to hit the mainstream. And, Stewart accepts, it’s not...
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Article 15 mins
Teaching mathematics Badge icon
Education & Development

Teaching mathematics

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. 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 start-of-course survey. Once...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Everyday maths 2 (Wales)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2 (Wales)

...introduction to Level 2 Essential Skills in maths that’s designed to inspire you to improve your current maths skills and help you to remember any areas that you may have forgotten. Working through the examples and interactive activities in this course will help you to, among other things, calculate how much paint you'll need for decorating, convert currencies or make...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Minerals and the crystalline state
Science, Maths & Technology

Minerals and the crystalline state

...Introduction - Rocks are made of minerals and, as minerals are natural crystals, the geological world is mostly a crystalline world. Many large-scale geological processes, such as the movement of continents and the metamorphism of large volumes of rock during mountain building, represent the culmination of microscopic processes occurring inside minerals. Minerals and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Particle physics
Science, Maths & Technology

Particle physics

...Introduction - In this free course, Particle physics, you will be introduced to the realm of particle physics that lies at the heart of a scientific understanding of the material world. Several concepts that you may already be familiar with, including atoms and energy, will be explored. You will also look at the various types of particle reactions, and the fundamental...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs