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Science, Maths & Technology

Science, Maths & Technology

The rules of the universe and how we work with them.
Science, Maths & Technology
Everyday maths 1 (Wales) free course icon level 1: introductory icon

Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Wales)

This free course will develop and improve your essential maths skills for work, study and everyday life. The course has four sessions, which cover the following topics: numbers, measurement, shapes and space, and handling data. There will be plenty of examples to help you progress, together with opportunities to practise your understanding. A...

Free course
48 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Information security

Information security underpins the commercial viability and profitability of enterprises of all sizes and the effectiveness of public sector organisations. This free course begins by explaining why information security and its management are important for any modern organisation and to every individual. You need to be familiar with an ...

Free course
10 hrs
Everyday maths 1 free course icon

Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1

This free course, Everyday maths 1, is designed to bring your learning to life, inspiring you to improve your current maths skills or helping you to remember any areas that you may have forgotten. Working through the examples and interactive activities in this course will help you to, among other things, run a household or make progress in your ...

Free course
48 hrs
Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland) free course icon level 1: introductory icon

Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)

This free course will develop and improve your essential maths skills for work, study and everyday life. The course has four sessions, which cover the following topics: numbers, measurement, shapes and space, and handling data. There will be plenty of examples to help you progress, together with opportunities to practise your understanding.

Free course
48 hrs
Everyday maths: statistics in the news activity icon

Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths: statistics in the news

How to understand maths and statistics in everyday news? Complete our activity to find out!

Activity
15 mins
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Science, Maths & Technology

Science experiment: The density tower

In this video, the OU's Janet Sumner shows you how to conduct a simple density tower experiment using everyday household liquids.

Video
5 mins