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28 May 2019: Resource 4 – Exercises. 1. Below are listed a potential set of preference orderings for three individuals Maynard, Milton, and Milo. Can you identify whose preferences violate the assumption of transitivity discussed earlier in the resource, and

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5 Oct 2020: Activity - Continuous Genetic Variation. Throughout most A-level courses, you will be introduced to traits whose variation is. apparently controlled by one or, just a small number of genes. For instance, when you learn. about dominance, you will

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10 Sep 2020: Diatomics of the Second Row. In the same way as we think about H2 we can think about diatomics of the second row. Commonly these are things such as O2 and N2, but for ease of thinking about it we’ll work from Li2 right the way across to F2. We

1 Oct 2020: Activity - Was Malthus right? In one sense, it is hard to deny that a high population could place a heavy demand on food. and other resources, so Malthus’ warning about overpopulation should not be dismissed. However, lots of scholars have found

1 Oct 2020: Activity - Drama of the Commons. While Hardin’s theory of the ‘Tragedy of the Commons’ is still widely talked about in. Geography, scholars have demonstrated that it contains several flaws. One of the most. famous scholars to criticise Hardin

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5 Oct 2020: Activity – Controlling brown adipose tissue thermogenesis. Scientists have learned a lot about brown adipose tissue by studying mice at cold. temperatures. Read the sections called “Classical nonshivering thermogenesis” and “The mechanism of.

7 Dec 2018: Activity 3 – Exercises. Answers to all questions are provided at the end of the worksheet. Q1. In the table below, describe what the following elements or compounds are used for. at the macroscale, and think about what they could be used for at

24 Oct 2019: Activity 1 – What is an indifference curve? As has already been mentioned, economists are unable to quantify the utility that individuals gain. from their consumption choices in a single measure. However, what is possible is to identify the.

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5 Oct 2020: Activity - Applications of Molecular Dynamics. Molecular dynamics is an important tool because it allows us to examine systems at conditions. (temperature, pressure, etc.) that may not be feasible in a hands-on experiment. This is. important for

18 Feb 2019: Empathy - Activity 1:. Empathy is a word that we use a lot in popular culture. Parents talk and think about it. a lot, too! Read these parent advice articles to learn a bit more about how empathy and. empathy development are talked about in

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14 Oct 2020: Activity 1 – Superconductivity and Quantum Materials. 1 What is Superconductivity? Superconductivity is an active area of research that falls within the larger field of solid. state physics. This fascinating phenomenon is surprisingly widespread

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2 Oct 2020: Activity 3 – Understanding insulin resistance. Defining insulin sensitivity. Receptors for insulin are present on target cells where insulin normally acts. Insulin secreted. by the pancreas is transported by the bloodstream to target organs, where

6 Oct 2020: Activity 2 - Length Contraction. We have seen that time intervals between events appear to be different lengths depending. upon the relative speeds of observers in different inertial frames. Special relativity gets even. stranger still. If someone

14 Mar 2021: Part 3: How do we evaluate battery performance? By using some of the electrochemical reaction tools outlined in Part 2: “How do we measure electrochemical reactions” we can gather key performance parameters of batteries and other electrochemical