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Seeing the light
Science, Maths & Technology

Seeing the light

...Simple. To save money. Small windows in new homes are a real concern for Professor Foster who, for more than 25 years, has studied how a low lux or light level can effect our internal body clock. Prof Russell Foster Outside light is incredibly bright. Even in a cloudy day in London, you’ve probably got 20,000, 30,000 lux. The equivalent in your home would be 200 to 300...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Babylonian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Babylonian mathematics

...simple-looking tables. Fortunately, for our purposes, we do not need to resolve this point, so we shall continue to refer to the table as a reciprocal table. Secondly, the Babylonians were quite able to divide by numbers other than regular ones, and approximated the results to three or four sexagesimal places. There are reciprocal tables for complete sequences of numbers...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
A brief history of evolution
History & The Arts

A brief history of evolution

...code responsible for building that organism in a very specific way. From generation to generation, molecular mechanisms reshuffle, duplicate, and alter genes in a way that produces genetic variation. This variation is the raw material for evolution. Mutations are 'mistakes' introduced into the genetic material used for reproduction, which can occur naturally, or as a...
Revision and examinations
Education & Development

Revision and examinations

...simple instructions can be hard when you have that knotted up feeling at the beginning of an exam!’ Activity 3 Timing: Allow approximately 25 minutes. Find a past exam paper and answer the questions listed below. You might find these in your university library or online in your course materials. It will be a good idea to write your answers down. Are there sections to...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Training for speed and power in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for speed and power in sport and fitness

...simple terms speed refers to how quickly we move (for example, from the start to the end of a 100m race), while power is a combination of strength and speed, and refers to the ability to execute strong explosive movement at a fast pace (for instance, as with exploding from the starting blocks). Speed and power are closely related, and both are often important in specific...
Everyday maths 2 (Wales)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2 (Wales)

...simple process to convert one measurement into another. For now we will focus on what is known as the metric system of measurement (we will look at some units from the imperial system later on in the session). In most cases, if you want to convert between units in the metric system you will just need to multiply or divide by 10, 100 or 1000. Take a look at the diagrams...
Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Cognition and gender development
Education & Development

Cognition and gender development

...simple, one-way effect of environment on behaviour, were criticised because they provided too simplistic a picture of human development. Bandura’s social cognitive theory (SCT) builds on the earlier social learning approaches by addressing the fact that human development involves a complex interplay of many factors. SCT is usually presented (e.g. Bandura, 1986) in terms...
Gene testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Gene testing

...simple analysis of the molecular make up, the course moves on to look at the importance of protein and how they are digested and absorbed...This free course, Gene testing, looks at three different uses of genetic testing: pre-natal diagnosis, childhood testing and adult testing. Such tests provide genetic information in the form of a predictive diagnosis, and as such are...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs