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Introduction to differentiation
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to differentiation

...study of mathematics and mathematical subjects such as physics, engineering and economics. MST124 looks at a variety of mathematical topics such as algebra, graphs, trigonometry, coordinate geometry, vectors, differentiation, integration, matrices, complex numbers and associated techniques. It also helps develop the abilities to study mathematics independently, to solve...
Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Piracy, anonymity & parametric politics: An interview with Ned Rossiter and Soenke Zehle
History & The Arts

Piracy, anonymity & parametric politics: An interview with Ned Rossiter and Soenke Zehle

...studies has drawn attention to the semiotics of software, while Maurizio Lazzarato calls attention to the asignifying semiotics of machinic assemblages. parametric politics is an attempt to bring the machine back into view Finally, parametric politics is an attempt to bring the machine back into view, into the comprehension of a specific politics (where we understand the...
Dawn Parsonage-Kent - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dawn Parsonage-Kent - Earth in Vision

...study based idea which will contain lots and lots of facts, lots and lots of footage of the relevant subjects, but we find that actually a single-minded, creative idea, a message is much more effective and also more left-field ideas are much more effective, for instance, in the case of the vulture film. But it is very brave initially for a client to choose a film that is...
Surface water
Nature & Environment

Surface water

...study the course up until this date. For learners who have completed the course, the Statement of Participation will remain in your learner records in your OpenLearn profile. --- Water is arguably the most important physical resource as it is the one that is essential to human survival. Understanding the global water cycle and how we use water is essential to planning a...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The American Civil Rights Movement
History & The Arts

The American Civil Rights Movement

...studied were characterised by deeply-held and widespread racist views, this course contains language that is also racist. Although these may provoke a strong personal response, we believe it is necessary to engage with such attitudes to reach a clear understanding of the past. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course A113 Revolutionsand...
Exploring criminology: problem-solving courts
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring criminology: problem-solving courts

...studying this course, you should be able to: examine the concepts of rupture and repair as a means of understanding formal court processes define and describe problem-solving versus adversarial courts contrast the strengths and weaknesses of problem-solving and adversarial courts identify the limitations of both problem-solving and adversarial courts in social and...
Challenges in advanced management accounting
Money & Business

Challenges in advanced management accounting

...studying this course, you should be able to: understand and describe strategic management accounting make decisions based on customer profitability using activity costing incorporate risk and uncertainty in project appraisal...Challenges in advanced management accounting: 1 Strategic management accounting - The purpose of this first section is to focus on how management...
Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period
History & The Arts

Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period

...studying this course, you should be able to: understand ‘modernisation’, ‘modernity’ and ‘modernism’ and how they relate to each other understand modernity in interwar Europe understand the main historical debates about society and culture in interwar Europe, in particular a sense of the patterns of change and continuity, and the extent to which any change can...