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Introduction to linear equations and matrices
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to linear equations and matrices

...free course, matrices are used as a concise way of representing systems of linear equations which occur frequently in mathematics. Section 1 looks at simultaneous linear equations in two and three unknowns and then generalises the ideas to systems of linear equations. Section 2 develops a strategy for solving systems of linear equations. Section 3 looks at the algebra of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Visions of protest: graffiti
History & The Arts

Visions of protest: graffiti

...free course, Visions of protest: graffiti, introduces students to contrasting understandings of graffiti. It draws on a wide range of graffiti examples, including mystery zebras in Hackney, fish graffiti in Morecambe, 'tags' in a Milton Keynes underpass, a McDonald's advert and exhibits at a highly established art gallery, the Tate Modern. Students will consider different...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Rising China and Africa's development: oil
Society, Politics & Law

Rising China and Africa's development: oil

...free course, Rising China and Africa's development: oil, considers the impact of the rise of China on Africa’s development through the lens of oil production...China has emerged as a global economic superpower over the past few decades. This has sparked intense academic and popular debate about the long-term implications of its continued growth. The expansion of China...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Economics explains discrimination in the labour market
Society, Politics & Law

Economics explains discrimination in the labour market

...free course, Economics explains discrimination in the labour market, will help you look at this problem from a new perspective: through economics. You will learn how economists have tried to understand what drives this distortion of the labour market and why women and those from minority ethnic groups seem to suffer the most...Discrimination in the labour market exists in...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Beginners’ Spanish: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ Spanish: food and drink

...language skills and communicate more easily and effectively in Spanish? This free course, Beginners’ Spanish: food and drink, focuses on buying and ordering food and drink at a restaurant or bar. You will be able to use some basic vocabulary relating to food, drinks, meals, quantities and measures. In this OpenLearn course you will listen to Spanish speakers in a...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Information technology: A new era?
Society, Politics & Law

Information technology: A new era?

...free course, Information technology: A new era?, looks at whether it is possible to predict the future of this industry by comparing it to the development of the automobile industry in the USA...Do the advances in information technology equate to a new industrial revolution? The advances made by IBM, Dell and many other manufacturers have resulted in massive changes to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective
Society, Politics & Law

The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective

...free course, The body: A phenomenological psychological perspective, explores the theoretical perspective on embodiment: the phenomenological psychological perspective...The body has traditionally been treated as a biological object in psychology. However, is there more to our bodies than that? Some psychologists recognise that we relate to other people and the world...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Intermediate German: The world of work
Languages

Intermediate German: The world of work

...course concentrates on developing cultural knowledge and practical language skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing and interacting in a variety of situations...This free course, Intermediate German: The world of work, concentrates on developing cultural knowledge and practical language skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing and interacting in a ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs