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Introduction to polymers
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to polymers

...simple polymers like polyethylene as well as entirely new stereoregular polymers like polypropylene. That progress has continued at an increasing rate up to the present. Novel polymers, like aromatic polyamides and polyimides which were discovered only in the 1960s, have been developed, while speciality, high temperature materials like polysulphones have penetrated new...
Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Working with our environment: an introduction
Nature & Environment

Working with our environment: an introduction

...simple way. [Figure 1] Figure 1 We are part of nature. Nature supplies material requirements for life, absorbs our wastes, and provides life-support services such as climate stabilisation, all of which make Earth hospitable for people. One of the ideas that will be developed in this Introduction is that we can't escape from nature's laws, but our impact and influence on...
Minerals and the crystalline state
Science, Maths & Technology

Minerals and the crystalline state

...simple zoom slider control, which magnifies the area around the cross-hairs. The slider dot can be dragged or, alternatively, you can click to the right or left of the zoom dot to zoom in and out of the specimen. If you wish to zoom into another area, simply drag the image, so that the area is located on the cross-hairs, then zoom in. The five millimetre scale bar at the...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Understanding PCSO powers
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding PCSO powers

...codes of practice (specifically Code A). There are several police powers and procedures that tend to divide opinion within communities and the media. One such power is stop and search, which has proved contentious for decades and remains so today. There has been much criticism of the use of stop and search powers by the police, centring on the use and misuse of this...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Design

...simple design jobs such as planning and redecorating a bedroom. When the task concerns the design of a new building, aeroplane, car, or even modest consumer products such as an electric iron, then the process of seeking compromise calls for a wide range of skills, knowledge, abilities and sensitivities. Design problems usually have many, many possible solutions. One of...
Level 1: Introductory 28 hrs
Improving patient, family and colleague witnesses’ experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Improving patient, family and colleague witnesses’ experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings

...code of conduct’ in the glass] When a concern has been raised the regulator takes several actions. They read the details of the concern. They may decide to take it forward but they may decide that there is not enough evidence or that the concerns are not serious enough. They may decide that they are not the best organisation to deal with the concern (e.g. a concern to...
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Digital & Computing

Digital thinking tools for better decision making

...simple keyword can often generate a very large number of results, many of which are not relevant to your current enquiry. So, Google provides a whole series of operators which let you fine-tune your search. Activity 1 Using Google operators Timing: Allow about 15 minutes In this activity you will look at examples that explore some of the most useful operators. Exact...
What is politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What is politics?

...simple, it elicits various, often contradictory responses. As you will realise, in politics as in much of the humanities and social sciences definitive answers are difficult to come by. What politics is and equally, who does it, and where it is done are hotly debated and highly contested. This OpenLearn course will introduce you to some of these debates, and their...
Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs