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...social sciences...Working with charts, graphs and tables: Local colleges and schools - The local newspaper is a source of reference here, or your local library. Alternatively, most schools and colleges nowadays have evening or daytime courses that are open to adult learners. Many of them will have an advice point, so that you can telephone or drop in to discuss what you...

...social sciences...More working with charts, graphs and tables: Local colleges and schools - The local newspaper or your local library are your sources of reference here. Nowadays, most schools and colleges have evening or daytime courses that are open to adult learners. Many of them will have an advice point, so that you can telephone or drop in to discuss what you are...

...interaction between two or more sine waves leading to reinforcement or cancellation. Reinforcement and cancellation of musical sound through phase shifting is exploited in the effect known as phasing or flanging. In the original version of this effect, first used in the 1960s, a piece of music was mixed with a slightly delayed version of itself. This led to selective...

...interactive activities...Numbers, units and arithmetic: 2.3 Measuring mass - The basic SI unit for mass is the kilogram, symbol kg The tonne (t) which is equivalent to 1000 kg and is a metric unit is often used alongside the SI units. The animation below illustrates how to convert between the most commonly used units of mass, the metric tonne (t); the kilogram (kg); the...

...social circumstances; data and techniques both have to be used with common sense. Instead, the aim of this text is more modest: to explore small batches of data relevant to the question (and relating to some individuals and groups in society), using basic analytical and graphical techniques. The sections in this course cover the following: Section 1 looks at ways to...