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All the Fun of the Fair
Science, Maths & Technology

All the Fun of the Fair

...introduction to this album. Circular Motion and the Chairoplane Roundabout The Nottingham Goose fair provides the backdrop to numerous examples of circular motion. A ride showing uniform motion in the horizontal plane. The Millennium and the Hangover Rides showing uniform motion and non-uniform in the vertical plane. The Hellraiser A ride showing 2 uniform horizontal...
Radiotherapy and its Physics
Science, Maths & Technology

Radiotherapy and its Physics

...ionising radiation on biological tissues. By the end of the course, your understanding of these topics will enable you to discuss confidently the ethical, social and financial constraints in delivering radiotherapy. This material is taken from The Open University course S819 Radiotherapy and its physics... Radiotherapy and its Physics A short introduction to this album....
On-screen graphic design: The early years of television
Science, Maths & Technology

On-screen graphic design: The early years of television

...introduction of ITV, BBC Two, Channel 4 and Breakfast Time and more recently satellite and cable television, Channel 5 and now digital television. This has meant the need for graphic design in television has also been increasing and once it was realised that graphic design is an important element of television there has been no turning back. In this essay, it is mainly...
Can quotas make gender equality happen in politics? Lessons from business
Society, Politics & Law

Can quotas make gender equality happen in politics? Lessons from business

...manage or change them, especially in the longest lived such as universities or parliaments. The progressive change we see in the number of women working as MPs is largely due to the implementation of quotas. Danish academic Drude Dahlerup has been tracking the introduction of quotas in parliaments around the world for many years. Her research is as clear as can be in its...
Developing employability through sport and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing employability through sport and physical activity

...Introduction - [Described image] Figure 1 Track athletes engaging in a race The benefits that sport and physical activity can have on our physical and mental well-being are well documented (McCarvel, 2021), but have you ever stopped to consider how it could do the same for your career? Navigating through your career can feel like both an exciting and sometimes daunting...
Listening for form in popular music
History & The Arts

Listening for form in popular music

...Introduction - This free course, Listening for form in popular music, explores form, or how music is organised in time. You will study the form of several popular songs, including ‘Be My Baby’, ‘Suspicious Minds’, ‘Midnight Special’ and ‘It’s Only a Paper Moon’. You will look at three strategies for communicating form – through the use of specialist...
Download free eBook guides to famous literary works
History & The Arts

Download free eBook guides to famous literary works

...Introduction collection In this collection of free eBooks you will find new extended introductions to some classic works of fiction, looking at the creation, themes and characters of the works - Charles Dickens' Great Expectations; Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; Viriginia Wolf's Mrs Dalloway; William Shakespeare's First Folio and Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. The books are...
Earth and Life
Science, Maths & Technology

Earth and Life

...introduction to this album. Daisyworld: James Lovelock and Gaia An introduction to Gaia by James Lovelock. Daisyworld: Gaia and Daisyworld James lovelock discusses the original Gaia theory and how it developed and led to the Daisy world model. Daisyworld: Self regulation James Lovelock continues to look at the idea of Daisy world and its links to nature and systems....
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