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Dynamics
Science, Maths & Technology

Dynamics

...concepts like position, velocity and acceleration, which describe the way an object moves. Section 2 discusses Newton’s laws of motion, which predict the motion of an object when the forces acting on it are known. Section 3 shows how Newton’s second law of motion can be used to predict the motion of objects. Section 4 concerns modelling some of the forces that occur...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
What is crime?
Society, Politics & Law

What is crime?

...concept and aspects of crime...Find our more about The Open University's Social Sciences courses and qualifications Crime is an essentially contested concept. There is no universally agreed definition of what a crime is. However, the most straightforward way of thinking about crime is to look at it in terms of a legalistic perspective - from this approach a crime is an...
The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Northern Powerhouse
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Northern Powerhouse

...concept of a “Big society” to combine its conservative economics with a sense of social cohesion. However, that initiative has largely been either derided or forgotten. The “Northern Powerhouse” concept has similarly not fully captured the public’s imagination yet. For many this signals that the strategy could be destined to fail even before it has been fully...
Why worldviews?
History & The Arts

Why worldviews?

...growing currency of the term ‘Worldviews’. Worldviews includes a whole spectrum of religious and non-religious ideologies and convictions, and can include concepts like spirituality and Philosophy. In this video we consider what is meant by ‘worldviews’ by imagining a public demonstration – and the complex reasons people might have for attending. . Transcript...
What is the difference between distributive and commutative justice: A one minute guide
History & The Arts

What is the difference between distributive and commutative justice: A one minute guide

...what is just or a right, and these ideas will be a source of debate and conflict between and within different groups in society] This basic explanation of how Aritsototle's concepts of distributive justice and commutative justice are different is based on part of the free course Rights & Justice in International Relations, where the ideas are discussed in greater depth....
Introducing Health Sciences: Paramedics
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Health Sciences: Paramedics

...concepts which the ambulance services follow when dealing with life-threatening conditions. This material forms part of The Open University course SDK125 Introducing health sciences: a case study approach... Introducing health sciences: paramedics A short introduction to this album. A road traffic accident Paramedics arrive at the scene of a car crash and assess the...
Using visualisation in maths teaching
Education & Development

Using visualisation in maths teaching

...concept or idea, struggling to visualise it is worthwhile. There are many aids to visualisation. Diagrams or symbols on paper often help, or physical apparatus. Trying to “say what you see” (or cannot see!) can be helpful, too. Visualisation and articulation go hand in hand.’ (Open University, 1988, p. 10) Click on the link below and read ‘Mental mathematics’ by...
Emotion: an introductory picture
History & The Arts

Emotion: an introductory picture

...conception of the nature of emotion and its relation to rational thought and action. You may not find that this conception matches your own, but it is a view that is often unthinkingly assumed, and it has had a significant influence on the way in which emotions are portrayed in contemporary western culture. On this view, human beings contain two separate sources of action...