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Science, Maths & Technology

Mathematics for science and technology

...world. In the next section you will be able to put these ideas in to practice again, as you learn about how to use powers to represent very small and very large numbers...Week 1: Powers and scientific notation: 2 Large quantities and small quantities – scientific notation - Scientists frequently deal with enormous quantities – and with tiny ones. For example, it is...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing mammals
Nature & Environment

Introducing mammals

...world, which some estimate to be as many as 10 million. Other expressions of the success of mammals that are worth considering include the degree of physiological sophistication of their systems (which can be difficult to assess), and the number of individuals of a particular species or broader group that exist in total. Scientific data are often presented in the form of...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer arwain
Money & Business

Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer arwain

...world we have created is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking. (Albert Einstein) Mae’r dyfyniad hwn yn ein hatgoffa bod gennym bŵer dros ein safbwyntiau ac y gallwn newid y ffordd yr ydym yn meddwl ynghylch ein problemau. Ar ôl misoedd o ansicrwydd yn gysylltiedig â’r pandemig, ynghyd â phatrymau gweithio yn newid,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Advanced Spanish: Arts and crafts
Languages

Advanced Spanish: Arts and crafts

...world of Spanish and Latin-American art and explore the difference between art and craft...This free course, Advanced Spanish: Arts and crafts, is designed to develop your knowledge and understanding of Spanish-speaking societies and cultures and extend the practical skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. You will examine the world of Spanish and...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Advanced German: Regional landscapes
Languages

Advanced German: Regional landscapes

...world of work. There are also full Open University courses, including L193 Rundblick: beginners’ German, L130 Auftakt: intermediate German and L203 Motive: upper intermediate German, which are taught in English and German. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course L313 Variationen: advanced German...Advanced German: Regional landscapes:...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
The economics of flood insurance
Society, Politics & Law

The economics of flood insurance

...world today. These days the existence of the forces of demand and supply is taken for granted. It is accepted that markets typically determine the prices paid for everything from fruit and veg to petrol and property and even the pay for labour. The dominant ideology today is that this price mechanism is the most efficient way to allocate resources, provided that markets...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Social care in the community
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social care in the community

...world of social care - To give you an understanding of why people need social care and how it works, we begin with a case study. This is Ann and Angus’s story: Activity 1 Getting to know Ann, Angus and their family Timing: Allow about 45 minutes To bring the subject of family care to life, you are about to listen to a case study in the form of an audio drama. This will...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
More working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

More working with charts, graphs and tables

...world. Module 4, entitled ‘Exploring pattern’, looks at geometrical and numerical patterns using everyday examples. The other four modules in the series have a greater emphasis on science or technology than on mathematics. *Openings (Y003) – a pre-university course of two modules, ‘Our living environment’ and ‘Thinking about measurement’, from the...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs