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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
Animals at the extremes: polar biology
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: polar biology

...world through narrow, slit-like eyelids, which confers an aloof, imperious expression. The surface temperatures of red foxes, kit foxes (another temperate-zone species native to USA) and arctic foxes at air temperatures from −25 to +30° C have also been compared using infrared thermography, producing images such as those shown in Figures 18b and c. There were...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Manufacturing
Science, Maths & Technology

Manufacturing

...world to shape two surfaces so that they really fit together. Usually, surfaces have a roughness, with an average height far in excess of the range of bonding, and when two such surfaces are brought together they will 'touch' only at the 'high' spots (rather like trying to get two pieces of sandpaper to mesh together precisely). Secondly, surfaces are often chemically...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Histology, microscopy, anatomy and disease
Science, Maths & Technology

Histology, microscopy, anatomy and disease

...world around them, through online learning with course materials developed by subject experts and tutor-marked assignments, when you study A level Biology online with the National Extension College (NEC). Enrol from £750. Find out more about A level Biology here...Week 4: Recognising disease: Tell us what you think - Now you’ve completed the course we would again...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Planning a better future
Education & Development

Planning a better future

...world. Take a few minutes to think about what have you learned and note down your thoughts. It may also be helpful to talk about your findings with someone you trust to give an honest opinion to see if they agree with your own self-image. You've now completed Section 6 – well done! We hope that you have found your study useful and are motivated to carry on with the...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs