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The many guises of the emperor Augustus
History & The Arts

The many guises of the emperor Augustus

...Open University’s Classical Studies courses and qualifications....The many guises of the emperor Augustus: Introduction - This free course focuses on Rome’s first emperor, Augustus, who lived from 63 BCE to 14 CE. The rule of Augustus marked a significant political change in Rome, and Augustus’ position as emperor was initially fragile and controversial. Key to his...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004
History & The Arts

The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004

...open for longer, managers at some large vertical-drinking pubs were reportedly offered bonuses of up to £20,000 if they used sales techniques – upselling singles to doubles, for instance – to exceed revenue targets. All this was happening as the real cost of purchasing alcohol, allowing for inflation and changes in disposable income, fell every year from 1984 to...
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Article 10 mins
Aquatic mammals
Nature & Environment

Aquatic mammals

...opened up new habitats and new sources of food that the mammals were quick to exploit. Question 1 Timing: Allow about 5 minutes Using your general knowledge of mammals, try describing up to three biological features that mammals commonly possess. Discussion Mammals are distinguished by: the production of milk the possession of hair or similar structures, such as bristles...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Introduction to bookkeeping and accounting
Money & Business

Introduction to bookkeeping and accounting

...resources belonging to a business. Assets could be money in a cash register or bank account, or items such as property, fixtures and furniture, equipment, motor vehicles, and stock or goods for resale. An important asset in businesses which sell goods or services on credit is money owed to the enterprise by customers. This asset is known as debtors. Capital is the value...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Introduction to complex analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to complex analysis

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 2: Integration: Introduction to integration - This session introduces complex integration, an important concept which gives complex analysis its special flavour. We spend most of this session setting up the complex integral, deriving its main properties, and...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Imagination: The missing mystery of philosophy
History & The Arts

Imagination: The missing mystery of philosophy

...Soul, 1831–2. By permission of The British Library (C.43.d.25) By permission of The British Library (C.43.d.25). Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view
History & The Arts

Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view

...educated observers in techniques of engaging with the image that anticipated cinematographic techniques such as tracking, where the camera moves through space, and panning, where the camera swivels on a stationary point. [An advertisement for the Panorama, Leicester Square, London] An advertisement for the Panorama, Leicester Square, London: showing the battle of...
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Article 5 mins
A brief history of evolution
History & The Arts

A brief history of evolution

...Open University's Natural Sciences qualifications. Evolutionary concepts first appeared in early Greek writings, for example, in the work of Anaximander and Empedocles. Anaximander proposed that animals could be transformed from one kind to another, and Empedocles speculated that they could be made up of various combinations of pre-existing parts. However, evolutionary...
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Article 30 mins