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Egyptian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Egyptian mathematics

...opening words were, in Chace's free translation, ‘Accurate reckoning. The entrance into the knowledge of all existing things and all obscure secrets’, which is interesting, but does not really clarify for us whether this kind of thing was taught to schoolchildren, or whether the Rhind Papyrus represented quite an advanced theoretical work by Egyptian standards. In...
Level 2: Intermediate 9 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...
Biofuels
Science, Maths & Technology

Biofuels

...open fire and electricity for lighting. The chances are that the electricity you use was generated by burning coal or from nuclear power...Biofuels: 2 Energy from plants and climate change - Plants capture carbon dioxide (CO2) during photosynthesis and store it in their tissues in a variety of carbon compounds (including both carbohydrates and oils). These are often...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
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...
Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around
Languages

Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. 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....
Introducing the philosophy of religion
History & The Arts

Introducing the philosophy of religion

...Open University course A222 Exploring philosophy...Introducing the philosophy of religion: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the meaning of the words ‘God’ and ‘religion’ understand what the main questions are in philosophy of religion have a better sense of the differences between philosophical questions or...
Software development for enterprise systems
Digital & Computing

Software development for enterprise systems

...resources and processes before suggesting any software product for that domain. The term ‘business’ is used in a wide sense to mean the situation in the enterprise that is relevant to the customer; it might be a commercial business, such as retailing, or a security alarm system. In any case, the important elements, whether they are people, products, departments,...
Minds and mental phenomena: an introduction
History & The Arts

Minds and mental phenomena: an introduction

...open my eyes or remove the sunglasses my visual experience is transformed again. It is important, however, not to restrict the notion of phenomenology to the having of sensory experience, for there is equally something it is like simply to be thinking about things, as the insomniac knows all too well. It is important too, always to pay close attention to how mental terms...