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Digital communications
Digital & Computing

Digital communications

...world wide web. I hope you will agree that this is a fascinating field, and that you will be encouraged to study it further...Digital communications: Conclusion - The building blocks of a basic optical-fibre communications link are the modulated light source, the fibre and the detector. There are choices to be made between different types of light source and fibre, with...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Introduction to active galaxies
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to active galaxies

...World War he managed to juggle several tasks: teaching navigation to the armed forces, carrying out classified research, and still finding time to partake in some astronomical research. He is notable for producing some of the first colour photographs of nebulae and stellar spectra - some of which were used in the Encyclopedia Britannica. After the war Seyfert gained a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Understanding musical scores
History & The Arts

Understanding musical scores

...worlds that really capture the meanings of the lyrics. The original song is about a wily trout that evades the fisherman, and has some cheeky hidden meanings. The mood of the words is reflected in a jaunty melody with a rippling piano part that ‘paints’ a picture of a fast-flowing river. You might like to download a PDF with both the original German and an English...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Challenges in advanced management accounting
Money & Business

Challenges in advanced management accounting

...world-us-canada-14428930 (Accessed 7 August 2013). Bhimani, A. and Bromwich, M. (2010) Management Accounting: Retrospect and Prospect, Oxford, CIMA Publishing. Bromwich, M. and Bhimani, A. (1994) Management Accounting: Pathways to Progress, London, CIMA Publishing. Christopher, M. (1992) Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Pitman Publishing, London. Coad, A. (1996)...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Everyday maths 1 (Wales)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Wales)

...world without numbers. A basic understanding of maths and numbers is important for so many decisions we make in our everyday lives. And whatever it is you’re shopping for, you will have to deal with fractions as well as percentages, which can be really useful when working out whether a special offer is, in fact, a bargain. If you’re mixing cement, the idea of ratio...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Napoleonic paintings
History & The Arts

Napoleonic paintings

...to the private sphere, to the home and the family, and leave the public realm - the world of government and politics - to men. These structures had been defied by some actual women who, during the Revolution, sought to engage in political activity. Even though the women here are intervening in public affairs, they’re not defying Rousseau’s idea of proper feminity because they are doing so purely in defence of the sanctity ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Managing my money for young adults Badge icon
Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults

...world has. BOBBY SEAGULL So who has responsibility for sorting out the tax codes? JONQUIL LOWE OK, so employees normally receive their pay after the deduction of two taxes, so that's income tax and National Insurance. Now, it's the employer's responsibility for collecting that tax and National Insurance. However, it's the individual worker's responsibility to check that...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor

...world were compared with the effects on grain-eating African Namaqua doves (Oena capensis) which are adapted to arid desert habitats. Namaqua doves show shallow torpor in response to food deprivation, with T b falling to 30–37° C: there was a fluctuation of T b with T a, but a metabolic defence at T a below 25° C. This regulation is reflected by the increase of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs