Launch of Introducing Statistics module
Its introduction not only ensures a full compliment of maths and statistics modules at Level 1, it also ensures statistics is an integral part of all our undergraduate provision at Levels 1, 2 and 3.
In the module (M140) you will learn how to use basic statistical tools and quantitative methods that are useful in business, government, industry, medicine, the economy and most academic subjects.
Using data from a range of applications, you’ll learn practical statistical techniques and fundamental principles.
Find out more about the content, what you will learn and how to register.
Join the mathematics and statistics online community.
Listen to Tim Harford on his regular OU / BBC Radio 4 programme More or Less where he "explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life."
Posted 19 March 2013
Today, more than ever, statistics is part of our lives. Introducing Statistics is the OU’s first ever Level 1 module specifically in statistics. Its introduction not only ensures a full compliment of maths and statistics modules at Level 1, it also ensures statistics is an integral part of all our undergraduate provision at Levels 1, 2 and 3. In the module (M140) ...
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I am starting out on MU123 and would like some advise on what basic maths book to purchase that will give me details around basic maths. Just looking for it to supplement the information on the course and to use as a reference.
Thanks
Ross
Hi, I am starting out on MU123 and would like some advise on what basic maths book to purchase that will give me details around basic maths. Just looking for it to supplement the information on the course and to use as a reference. Thanks Ross
Using a scientific calculator: do you know how?
Through OpenLearn you can now take a free 10 hour unit of study which will help you to understand how to use the different facilities and functions and discover what a powerful tool this calculator can be!
Find out more:
- Mathematics and Statistics qualification
- Career help for Maths and Statistics graduates
- OpenLearn free study material
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Many of us have scientific calculators but may not understand all the functions it can perform to help with everyday arithmetic and for more complicated calculations. Through OpenLearn you can now take a free 10 hour unit of study which will help you to understand how to use the different facilities and functions and discover what a powerful tool this calculator can ...
Teenage maths genius worries about OU assignment scores
What is life like for a schoolboy prodigy who is studying for an OU degree in pure maths?
Cameron Thompson is worried about scoring "only" 72 percent in his recent assignment.
Read the interview with Cameron on the BBC website here or watch The Growing Pains of a Teenage Genius on BBC iPlayer (available til Monday 14 November).
What is life like for a schoolboy prodigy who is studying for an OU degree in pure maths? Cameron Thompson is worried about scoring "only" 72 percent in his recent assignment. Read the interview with Cameron on the BBC website here or watch The Growing Pains of a Teenage Genius on BBC iPlayer (available til Monday 14 November). 3.714285 Average: 3.7 (7 votes)
Maths 'compulsory' to the age of 18 demands new report
The report said that the current system was failing young people and argues that radical change is needed to give children the skills needed to succeed in a workplace where numeracy is increasingly important.
Currently almost half of 16-year-olds fail to achieve grade C at GCSE, with just 15% studying maths beyond that level. This compares to a rate of 100% in most industrialised nations.
Ms Vorderman said more than 300,000 16-year-olds each year completed their education without enough understanding of maths to function properly in their work or private lives.
She said 24% of economically active adults were "functionally innumerate", and universities and employers complained that school-leavers did not have necessary maths skills.
To read the full article click here.
A new report commissioned by the government and written by TV presenter Carol Vorderman says school pupils in England should study maths up to the age of 18. The report said that the current system was failing young people and argues that radical change is needed to give children the skills needed to succeed in a workplace where numeracy is increasingly ...
Crack The Code with the OU
Uncover the mysterious code that underpins the world in a new three-part BBC TV series co-produced by The Open University, beginning tonight (July 27).
Presented by Professor Marcus Du Sautoy, The Code takes us on a journey revealing the mysterious symbols and bizarre numbers which pop up in the most unlikely places again and again - almost as if they have been placed there as clues.
What do they mean, why are they here and what can we learn from them?
Professor Du Sautoy takes us on an odyssey to some of the most stunning locations on the planet and you can join the treasure hunt by checking out the OpenLearn pages where you will find hints and tips for cracking online codes from OU maths academics as well as a mathematically enhanced version of one of The Code online games.
The Code, BBC2, 9PM, Weds, July 27.
Uncover the mysterious code that underpins the world in a new three-part BBC TV series co-produced by The Open University, beginning tonight (July 27). Presented by Professor Marcus Du Sautoy, The Code takes us on a journey revealing the mysterious symbols and bizarre numbers which pop up in the most unlikely places again and again - almost as if they have been placed there ...