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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...
Introduction to number theory
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to number theory

...free course, Introduction to number theory, is a branch of mathematics concerned with the properties of integers. Section 1 introduces Euclid’s algorithm, which is used to find the HCF of two integers, and the idea of congruences, mathematical statements used to compare remainders when two integers are each divided by another integer. Section 2 introduces modular...
Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Mosquito resistance to insecticides
Science, Maths & Technology

Mosquito resistance to insecticides

...free course, Mosquito resistance to insecticides, further demonstrates how traits that are advantageous in one environment can have effects that are disadvantageous in other environments, a situation known as a trade-off...Learn about how allele frequency can change rapidly in a population in response to selective pressure by considering how evolutionary change can occur...
Bayesian statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

Bayesian statistics

...free course is an introduction to Bayesian statistics. Section 1 discusses several ways of estimating probabilities. Section 2 reviews ideas of conditional probabilities and introduces Bayes’ theorem and its use in updating beliefs about a proposition, when data are observed, or information becomes available. Section 3 introduces the main ideas of the Bayesian inference...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Introduction to differential equations
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to differential equations

...free course, Introduction to differential equations, considers three types of first-order differential equations. Section 1 introduces equations that can be solved by direct integration and section 2 the method of separation of variables. Section 3 looks at applications of differential equations for solving real world problems. Section 4 introduces the integrating factor...
Second-order differential equations
Science, Maths & Technology

Second-order differential equations

...free course is concerned with second-order differential equations. Section 1 introduces some basic principles and terminology. Sections 2 and 3 give methods for finding the general solutions to one broad class of differential equations, that is, linear constant-coefficient second-order differential equations. Section 2 covers homogeneous equations and Section 3 covers...
Getting started with Italian 2
Languages

Getting started with Italian 2

...free course, Getting started with Italian 2, you will learn and practise how to ask and say the time in Italian. This will include learning and practising how to ask and say the time using the 24-hour clock, which is commonly used for arrival and departure times and for the opening and closing of shops and services. The course offers interactive activities which will...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Discovering development management
Money & Business

Discovering development management

...free course that sets out to build up the basic capacities for managing the multiple challenges of development – any development. It rests on the assumption that management is a political and ethical process, a matter of the use of power to bring about desired goals in contexts characterised by conflicts of interests, values and agendas. It is of relevance to managers...