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Introduction to complex analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to complex analysis

...le Rond d’Alembert (1717–1783), who is perhaps best remembered for his work in classical mechanics. Indeed, the Cauchy–Riemann equations were written down by d’Alembert in an essay on fluid dynamics in 1752 to describe the velocity components of a two-dimensional irrotational fluid flow. [Described image] Jean le Rond d’Alembert (1717–1783) The...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Introduction to polymers
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to polymers

...mode for all metal aircraft. The increase in product integrity is well worth the extra manufacturing cost of composite materials. [Figure 12] Figure 12 Sea King rotor blade composite blade construction Products now widely used and accepted include catheters, serum bags and stents (Figure 1). In all these areas, polymers offer resistance to body fluids, and mechanical...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Teaching the First World War
Education & Development

Teaching the First World War

...Mode Collection of Persuasive Cartography. Digital image: Historic Images / Alamy Stock Photo Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don’t miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Empires: power, resistance, legacies
History & The Arts

Empires: power, resistance, legacies

...de Sahagún along with Nahua writers, part of which describes the conquest of Mexico by the Spanish. Although it is far from direct evidence of Moctezuma’s thinking, it gives some indications of how Nahua people viewed these intruders. Read the following extract from the Codex. What does this extract tell you about how the Nahua viewed Spanish power? When he [Moctezuma]...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Essay and report writing skills
Education & Development

Essay and report writing skills

...de Montaigne, a French philosopher, developed the essay form in the 16th century. The term itself derives from the French word essai meaning ‘testing’ or ‘trying out’. The purpose was (and still remains): To try out or test a proposition or ideas in the context of other thinkers and in the light of personal experience and judgement. In Montaigne's day, the idea of...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Geological processes in the British Isles
Science, Maths & Technology

Geological processes in the British Isles

...Modes of the Phanerozoic, Cambridge University Press; Figure 6a(i)–c from an illustration by Ian Worpole in P. Molnar (1986) ‘The structure of mountain ranges’, Scientific American, July. Adapted from works by John Watson/ Open University Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Exploring Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts
History & The Arts

Exploring Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts

...Modes in Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts, Modern Language Association vol. 105, No. 2 (March 1990) pp. 273-285. http://www.jstor.org/ stable/ 462362 This is a useful essay if you are interested in developing ideas about comedy as introduced in this material. Joplin, P. K. ‘The Authority of Illusion: Feminism and Fascism in Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts’ in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Introducing global development
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing global development

...Mode of Communication of Cholera’, 1855 (litho), Snow, John (1813−58) The causative organism, a bacterium, was identified in 1854 by the Italian physician, Filippo Pacini, although this work was unknown to John Snow (History.com 2020). It took some years before the work of different investigators was brought together and a more complete picture built up of the...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs