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Unsolved problems in cosmology
Science, Maths & Technology

Unsolved problems in cosmology

...world around us leads us to think that a flat spatial geometry is perhaps most ‘natural’, this flatness has historically been understood to present a fine-tuning problem for cosmological theory, known as the flatness problem. It is unclear what physics contrives to ensure the matter and energy content of the Universe at the Planck time was precisely that needed to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Voice-leading analysis of music 1: the foreground
History & The Arts

Voice-leading analysis of music 1: the foreground

...World War, and latterly by American, British and other scholars of music worldwide. Many articles in specialist journals such as Music Analysis in the UK and Music Theory Spectrum in the USA now assume an acquaintance with Schenker's ideas, methods and notations. His analytical method has been one of the most important topics in the theory of music since about 1970, and...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Financial methods in environmental decisions
Nature & Environment

Financial methods in environmental decisions

...World Health Organization (WHO) were used for dioxins and mercury. [Described image] Figure 1 Micro-pollutant uptake pathways Once the doses were established, the ExternE methodology was used to determine the damage caused. Valuation of the impacts was based on willingness to pay. In the case of mortality, it is important to stress that the sum does not represent the...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Companies and financial accounting
Money & Business

Companies and financial accounting

...world is the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations Systems (NASDAQ) in the USA. The reason why public limited companies can raise capital more easily is that investors in public limited companies can buy and sell shares more easily. Shares in listed or quoted companies are the most liquid. Liquidity refers to the ease with which you can sell an...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Sure, I know how to talk to people!
Money & Business

Sure, I know how to talk to people!

...world, where would you have preferred your respondent to have been on the wheels, and how might you have enacted adaptive behaviour that would get them there? Discussion Hopefully, using the principles of the interpersonal circle has enabled you to reflect in a structured way about a recent experience...Sure, I know how to talk to people!: 6 Enacting appropriate responses...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Everyday maths 2
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2

...world.com/ Session 1 Figure 2 Rounding up and down: Rounding arrows - © Garganel | Dreamstime.com Session 1 Figure 6 Smarties in different colours: Smarties - © Floortje / iStock / Getty Images Plus Session 1 Figure 13 Scones on a plate: - © from_my_point_of_view / iStock / Getty Images Plus Session 1 Figure 21 A calculation using the four operations: What is the...
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Free course 48 hrs
Mathematics for science and technology Badge icon
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