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    • Sacred calendars : Ramadan 

      Aslam, Shujahat; Hoover, Jon
      Mr Shujahat Aslam, an imam, discusses the Muslim holy month of Ramadan with Dr Jon Hoover, an expert in Islamic Studies; it describes what happens during the time, and what it means to those who celebrate it.

    • Separation process fundamentals 

      Turner, John
      Module outline and learning resources for H81SPF Separation Process Fundamentals. The module aims to introduce basic principles and concepts behind basic unit operations used in chemical and environmental processes and ...

    • Service encounters : booking a holiday 

      Ding, Alex; University of Nottingham. Centre for English Language Education
      In this on-line lesson provided by 'CELE' international students can improve their social listening skills. This lesson is part of a module developing students' listening skills in academic, social and everyday ...

    • Shrinking the economy 

      Hoffmann, Robert
      In this podcast Dr Robert Hoffmann talks about how important psychology is to business and asks if we have talked ourselves into recession. Dr Hoffmann is a member of the International Centre for Behavioural Business ...

    • Smooth muscle 

      Meal, Andy
      As taught Semesters 1 and 2, 2011 This learning object describes the structure and function of smooth muscle. The learning object is used as part of the level 1 Biological Sciences module delivered by the School of ...

    • Sport 

      University of Nottingham. Dept. of Manuscripts and Special Collections
      This online exhibition features a small selection of material held by Manuscripts and Special Collections at the University of Nottingham relating to sport. It includes photographs of University sports teams and items ...

    • Statistical thermodynamics 

      Reid, Katharine; Wheatley, Richard
      This package, written in 1998, has interactive demonstrations of the link between energy levels and thermodynamic properties of molecules and gases. It is intended for third or fourth year undergraduates in the physical ...

    • Statistics - an intuitive introduction : central tendency 

      Field, Richard; Horton, John C.
      Statistical data have a tendency to cluster around some central point. How do we determine this point? Is there just one way of doing it or more than one?

    • Statistics - an intuitive introduction : graphical display 

      Field, Richard; Horton, John C.
      Different ways of displaying data: boxplots, histograms and distributions.

    • Statistics - an intuitive introduction : introduction 

      Field, Richard; Horton, John C.
      Things you need to know before looking at the statistics courses here.

    • Statistics - an intuitive introduction : normal distribution 

      Field, Richard; Horton, John C.
      One of the most common statistical distributions is the normal distribution. What does it tell us and how do we use it?

    • Statistics - an intuitive introduction : standard deviation 

      Field, Richard; Horton, John C.
      A standard way of measuring statistical variability: standard deviation and the associated concepts of variance and degrees of freedom.

    • Statistics - an intuitive introduction : summation sign 

      Field, Richard; Horton, John C.
      Understanding the summation sign: what does it do … why does it exist?

    • Statistics - an intuitive introduction : variability 

      Field, Richard; Horton, John C.
      Statistical data vary: range and inter-quartile range measure this. Are they good measures?

    • Structure and function of epithelia 

      Meal, Andy
      As taught Semesters 1 and 2, 2011 This learning object describes the structure and function of epithelia. This learning object is used as part of the level 1 Biological Sciences module delivered by the School of Nursing, ...

    • Structure of bone 

      Meal, Andy
      As taught Semesters 1 and 2, 2011 This learning object describes the cells involved in the production & maintenance of bone, the nature of the extracellular matrix, and compares the structural and functional differences ...

    • Structure of cartilage 

      Meal, Andy
      This learning object describes the cells involved in the production & maintenance of cartilage, the nature of the extracellular matrix, and the different types of cartilage. The learning object is used as part of the level ...

    • Sustainability and engineering 

      Eales, Aran
      This module is intended to give you a broad understanding of issues related to environmental sustainability in the context of engineering. The environmental problems facing our world are becoming more apparent day by day, ...

    • Sustainability in the arts and humanities 

      Sykes, Naomi
      The aim of this module is to introduce students to the concept of ‘sustainability’ as perceived from within the Arts and Humanities, in particular within the disciplines of archaeology, classics, history (including art ...

    • Sustainability: the business perspective 

      Wright, Simon
      There is growing recognition across business that the reductionist ‘mind set’ founded on unlimited economic growth impervious to the social and environmental impacts of commercial activities will not resolve the converging ...