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Human rights and law
Society, Politics & Law

Human rights and law

...des Droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen began to lay the framework for the recognition of rights such as the freedom of speech and assembly. In these documents the development of modern human international law can be seen. Whilst such documents differed in their detailed content, certain general principles underpinned them: Every human being has certain rights, which they...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Biofuels
Science, Maths & Technology

Biofuels

...maths degree I was recruited by a professor in genetics to work on a research project involving human population dynamics. I Was that the point at which you first started working on plants then? CS No after getting several courses in chemistry and biology I became intrigued by bacterial molecular genetics so I did my PhD in the molecular genetics of bacteria. In the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Studying mammals: The insect hunters
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The insect hunters

...maths in this section. Remember that areas are measured in units such as m2, which is read as metres squared or, more usually, square metres. Volumes are measured in units such as m3, which you should read as metres cubed or, more usually, cubic metres. Most measurements in science have units attached to them and you should never write down a number without its unit, if...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
John Napier
Science, Maths & Technology

John Napier

...de nieuwe telkonst. The calculations of Briggs and Vlacq were the essential basis of all subsequent tables of ‘common logarithms’. The work illustrated is of a later French edition of Vlacq’s shortened (seven-place) trigonometrical tables...John Napier: 6 Spreading the word about logarithms - Another person besides Briggs to recognise immediately the importance of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Difference and challenge in teams
Money & Business

Difference and challenge in teams

...many different contexts is a tool called ‘Six Thinking Hats’ popularised by Edward de Bono...Difference and challenge in teams: 6 ‘We need to stretch ourselves’ - Evelyn is a manager interested in developing her team, but worries that they may be ‘too good’ already. Listen to her plight in the audio below (a transcript is also provided). We need to stretch ourselves, but how? In a way we’re too good at this aspect of our ......
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Writing what you know
History & The Arts

Writing what you know

...de-familiarising your perceptions you will reinvigorate your writing. Here are some similar follow-up exercises that you can try when you get time. Try the same exercise on a different, but still familiar, place. You can also try it with familiar characters in your life – describe them in their absence and then take note of the things you didn't recall. Think of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
IT: Information
Science, Maths & Technology

IT: Information

...maths this might be worrying, but I hope that when you get used to it – and simple familiarity goes a long way to demystifying algebra – you will see that at least it provides useful shorthand. If you know that c is being used to represent the value for the speed of light and t a time duration, then you will automatically read c×t as 'multiply the speed of light by...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Secondary learning
Education & Development

Secondary learning

...math class or in anatomy class right or a physics class right, and as absurd as that sounds it's really important to remember that the same problems the same criticisms apply. Whether we're talking about so-called all-factory learners or whether we're talking about auditory learners, or visual learners, or even kinaesthetic learners. Right the last three might see more...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs