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IT: Information
Science, Maths & Technology

IT: Information

...courses/t175, The Open University...IT: Information: Acknowledgements - Cover image: Richard Masoner in Flickr made available under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Licence. The content acknowledged below is Proprietary (see terms and conditions) and is used under licence. Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to...
Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
White dwarfs and neutron stars
Science, Maths & Technology

White dwarfs and neutron stars

...Open University course S384 Astrophysics of stars and exoplanets. ...White dwarfs and neutron stars: Introduction - In this course, you will explore the exotic end-points in the lives of most stars – namely white dwarfs and neutron stars. To do this we consider the properties of so-called degenerate matter and how these properties govern the later stages of stellar...
Dynamics
Science, Maths & Technology

Dynamics

...course. This free course, Dynamics, is an adapted extract from the Open University course MST210 Mathematical methods, models and modelling, a core second level applied mathematics course for several mathematics and mathematics-related degrees. The course is designed to teach ‘pencil and paper’ techniques that are at the core of applied mathematics.......
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Economics explains discrimination in the labour market
Society, Politics & Law

Economics explains discrimination in the labour market

...Open University, 2001 and ‘Markets’ one of the three core books from the D319 course Understanding Economic Behaviour: Households, Firms and Markets. The content acknowledged below is Proprietary (see terms and conditions) and is used under licence. Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this course: Course...
The formation of exoplanets
Science, Maths & Technology

The formation of exoplanets

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course S384 Astrophysics of stars and exoplanets. ...The formation of exoplanets: Introduction - The idea that our Solar System may not be unique, and that there might be planets orbiting other stars (or exoplanets), has been around for a long time. Important principles that underpin exoplanet research today were...
Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
More working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

More working with charts, graphs and tables

...Openings (Y003) – a pre-university course of two modules, ‘Our living environment’ and ‘Thinking about measurement’, from the Breakthrough series. The course lasts for 14 weeks and involves 6–8 hours study per week. There are no tutorials but your tutor is available to provide feedback by phone. The course is presented four times a year. *Teach yourself basic...
Building motivation and resilience in research
Science, Maths & Technology

Building motivation and resilience in research

...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....
Rising China and Africa's development: oil
Society, Politics & Law

Rising China and Africa's development: oil

...Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 2: The politics of resource governance: Introduction - As you have seen, China’s interest in many countries of the global South is in accessing their natural resources and in opening up new markets for Chinese goods and services. The Chinese also have certain geopolitical interests around their claim...