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Surfaces
Science, Maths & Technology

Surfaces

...Introduction - This course is concerned with a special class of topological spaces called surfaces. Common examples of surfaces are the sphere and the cylinder; less common, though probably still familiar, are the torus and the Möbius band. Other surfaces, such as the projective plane and the Klein bottle, may be unfamiliar, but they crop up in many places in...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Organisations and the financial system
Money & Business

Organisations and the financial system

...project (i.e. a venture). VCs differ from BAs, as the former invest their funds through a managed fund (called a Venture Capital Trust), which is established using either private or public resources. The fund is managed in order to make a return for the fund’s investors. Compared to the structure of BA investment, VC investment carries substantial administrative costs,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Impossible Peace 2: An everyday kind of miracle
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: An everyday kind of miracle

...project archive by Declan Lawn - the screenwriter and director behind BBC's "Blue Lights"...[A photograph of Declan Lawn] I joined BBC Northern Ireland in 2002, and so became a reporter of the aftermath. Conflict journalists counted the bodies; I would spend my career counting the cost. In those early years after the agreement there were times when it seemed as if the...
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Article 5 mins
What is language?
Languages

What is language?

...introduction to the history and social significance of our communicative abilities. Transcript If this piece has piqued your interest in the world of words, we have many language courses available for you to study. If you want to know more about the function and significance of language, we can particularly recommend the following courses: Or, if you’re looking for a...
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Video 5 mins
Cooperation, anarchy and interdependence
Society, Politics & Law

Cooperation, anarchy and interdependence

...introduction to the album. The World Trade Organisation Jef Huysmans and Simon Bromley discuss the WTO (World Trade Organisation). The realist model Jef Huysmans outlines the buidling blocks of the realist argument of international order. The Liberal model Simon Bromley explains the elements of the Liberal model. The North American Free Trade Agreement A discussion about...
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Audio 32 mins
Structural Integrity: designing against failure
Science, Maths & Technology

Structural Integrity: designing against failure

...failure A short introduction to this album. Kinzua's Weakest Link An engineer's worst nightmare come true. Using aerial photography and forensic markers to investigate the precise sequence of the collapse. Reconstructing the collapse Connecting the failure at Kinzua to the Tay Bridge disaster. What lessons have gone into the construction of the new bridge at Mingo creek?...
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Audio 21 mins
Origins of The Cold War
History & The Arts

Origins of The Cold War

...Introduction to Origins of the Cold War Different ways of examining the cold war. Were Europeans players in The Cold War? Professor Anne Deighton explains the changes ways historians approach The Cold War. The politics of blame during The Cold War Has there been too much emphasis on the superpowers? Western European integration How did all the stakeholders reconcile their...
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Audio 23 mins
Ecosystems: the carbon cycle
Science, Maths & Technology

Ecosystems: the carbon cycle

...cycle A short introduction to this album How plants make food The influence of differing levels of light, water, CO2 and nutrients on plant photosynthesis around the world Recycling carbon How carbon is returned to the atmosphere through decomposition of organic matter The peatbog problem Why peatbogs are crucial carbon containers, and how atmospheric methane is measured...
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Audio 19 mins