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Understanding musical scores
History & The Arts

Understanding musical scores

...mathematically (half the length, twice the length, etc.), and accented notes that occur at predictable moments which we call a beat. It is often the rhythm patterns that articulate critical points in a musical score and can help our navigation and understanding of it. Repetition of patterns makes them memorable – consider Queen’s We Will Rock You or Ravel’s Bolero....
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introducing global development
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing global development

...mathematics that deals with numerical data. Raw numbers are converted into meaningful descriptions such as the percentage of children in a school who pass examinations, or the rate of increase of influenza infections in a city over the winter months. Statistics is also used to make inferences based on sampling a part of the population such as the overall literacy levels...
An introduction to electronics
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to electronics

...mathematically...An introduction to electronics: Ohm’s law - Ohm’s law states that voltage equals current multiplication resistance . This can also be written as current equals voltage divided by resistance or, in symbols, cap i equals cap v divided by cap r The algebraic symbol for current, cap i , comes from the French word intensité...An introduction to...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Introduction to complex analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to complex analysis

...Mathematical Induction.) Next, we can use this fact, together with the Sum and Multiple Rules, to prove that any polynomial function is entire, and that its derivative is obtained by differentiating the polynomial function term by term. For example, if f of z equals sum with 3 summands z super four minus three times z squared plus two times z plus one comma then f super...
Introduction to adolescent mental health Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to adolescent mental health

...podcast with some tips for people. So I wonder if you’ve got your top tips to inspire the listeners to get moving. DR. BRENDON STUBBS If you look at psychological or any behavioral literature, people who maintain behaviors, whatever behavior may be, do it and enjoy it. So find something you enjoy and stick at it. And continue to challenge yourself and change as you go...
Strategic planning for online learning
Education & Development

Strategic planning for online learning

...mathematics of the entire property. The teacher asked them what they had learnt so far. 'Not much' they said, 'but it's fun and we've been doing this for a few weeks now'. As an observer, the teacher could see that the three pupils had learnt more than they realised. They were just 'having fun', but they were learning by stealth, and what they were learning was...
Introducing mammals
Nature & Environment

Introducing mammals

...Mathematics for science and technology. In contrast to monotremes, no marsupial lays a shelled egg. The embryo develops for a short period inside the uterus (or womb) before transferring to (in most species) a pouch; hence marsupials are sometimes termed ‘pouched mammals’. The newborn are tiny and very unlike the adult. The numbat is a marsupial that feeds on insects....
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Hybrid working: skills for leadership
Money & Business

Hybrid working: skills for leadership

...podcast host, Brené Brown: Brené Brown on blame. What did you think of Brown’s explanation that blame is simply discharging the pain and discomfort? Blame has an inverse relationship with accountability, and accountability can be a process that makes us feel vulnerable: it is challenging telling someone that they upset us or hurt our feelings and holding them...