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Logarithms and Population Decline
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This film is about Bulgaria's falling population. Logarithms help us to explore the size and significance of this decline (Duration 4 minutes 50 seconds). Part of a series of films from the METAL (Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning) project that review some basic ideas in mathematics that are fundamental building blocks for a course of mathematics for economics. These video clips and animations can be viewed in isolation, or via the learning pathway links to related materials in a Question Bank.Subjects
economics | metalproject | maths | mathematics | logarithms | population decline | Social studies | L000License
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This film explores the relationship between costs and output in gold mining and oil through the use of power production functions (Duration 14 minutes 57 seconds). Part of a series of films from the METAL (Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning) project that review some basic ideas in mathematics that are fundamental building blocks for a course of mathematics for economics. These video clips and animations can be viewed in isolation, or via the learning pathway links to related materials in a Question Bank.Subjects
metalproject | economics | maths | mathematics | production functions | powers | Social studies | L000License
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A film presenting a summary of our understanding of logarithms. (duration 30 seconds). Part of a series of films from the METAL (Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning) project that review some basic ideas in mathematics that are fundamental building blocks for a course of mathematics for economics. These video clips and animations can be viewed in isolation, or via the learning pathway links to related materials in a Question Bank.License
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See all metadataAlgebra - Multiplier Effects in Poland
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A film about the multiplier effects of government expenditure on output and employment in Poland (Duration 8 minutes 41 seconds). Part of a series of films from the METAL (Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning) project that review some basic ideas in mathematics that are fundamental building blocks for a course of mathematics for economics. These video clips and animations can be viewed in isolation, or via the learning pathway links to related materials in a Question Bank.Subjects
multiplier effects | economics | metalproject | maths | mathematics | algebra | Social studies | L000License
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See all metadataAlgebra - Balanced Budget Multiplier in Germany
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A film about the multiplier effects of balanced budget expenditure in Germany where the government has increased taxes in the West to fund development of the East (Duration 10 minutes 39 seconds). Part of a series of films from the METAL (Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning) project that review some basic ideas in mathematics that are fundamental building blocks for a course of mathematics for economics. These video clips and animations can be viewed in isolation, or via the learning pathway links to related materials in a Question Bank.License
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This film presents a summary of elementary mathematical concepts used in introductory economics (Duration 52 seconds). Part of a series of films from the METAL (Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning) project that review some basic ideas in mathematics that are fundamental building blocks for a course of mathematics for economics. These video clips and animations can be viewed in isolation, or via the learning pathway links to related materials in a Question Bank.Subjects
maths | mathematics | economics | metalproject | mathematical concepts | Social studies | L000License
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This guide is designed to set out some of the basic mathematical concepts needed to effectively teach economics at undergraduate level. The basic concepts covered by this guide are; arithmetic operations; fractions; percentages; powers; indices and logarithms, and the basic rules of algebra. These METAL (Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning) teaching and learning guides are written primarily for lecturers and tutors, and present innovative and interactive approaches to teaching mathematical concepts to economics students. The guides include: Presentation of mathematics concepts, Top tips, Teaching and learning suggestions, Seminar activities.Subjects
maths | mathematics | economics | metalproject | mathematical concepts | Social studies | L000License
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This Guide focuses on ways to help students grasp the meaning, significance and practical application of the equation of a straight line. Students will have opportunities to achieve a number of learning outcomes. These METAL (Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning) teaching and learning guides are written primarily for lecturers and tutors, and present innovative and interactive approaches to teaching mathematical concepts to economics students. The guides include: Presentation of mathematics concepts, Top tips, Teaching and learning suggestions, Seminar activities.License
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See all metadataLinear Equations - further topics
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This Guide extends the analysis of linear equations to settings in which there is more than one equation, and where a solution to the system of equations is required. These METAL (Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning) teaching and learning guides are written primarily for lecturers and tutors, and present innovative and interactive approaches to teaching mathematical concepts to economics students. The guides include: Presentation of mathematics concepts, Top tips, Teaching and learning suggestions, Seminar activities.License
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This guide intends to serve as a useful resource for colleagues delivering linear programming to undergraduate students. Students are assumed to have a basic grasp of mathematics but there is no presumption that they have knowledge or any practical understanding of linear programming. These METAL (Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning) teaching and learning guides are written primarily for lecturers and tutors, and present innovative and interactive approaches to teaching mathematical concepts to economics students. The guides include: Presentation of mathematics concepts, Top tips, Teaching and learning suggestions, Seminar activities.License
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This Guide is designed to set out some of the basic mathematical concepts needed to teach financial economics at undergraduate level. The concepts covered by this guide are; arithmetic and geometric series; Simple and compound interest; the time value of money; investment appraisal; and the NPV rule and the IRR rate of return rule. These METAL (Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning) teaching and learning guides are written primarily for lecturers and tutors, and present innovative and interactive approaches to teaching mathematical concepts to economics students. The guides include: Presentation of mathematics concepts, Top tips, Teaching and learning suggestions, Seminar activities.License
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This guide attempts to promote the use of non-linear equations and functions with clear statements of why they matter within the study of economics. Key to this is the use of data and application to economic problems and use of economic principles to guide the mathematics. These METAL (Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning) teaching and learning guides are written primarily for lecturers and tutors, and present innovative and interactive approaches to teaching mathematical concepts to economics students. The guides include: Presentation of mathematics concepts, Top tips, Teaching and learning suggestions, Seminar activities.Subjects
non-linear equations | economics | maths | mathematics | metalproject | Social studies | L000License
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Differentiation lies at the heart of an introductory module or course in mathematical economics, but can present a number of significant challenges to students. These need to be dealt with before students become confident dealing with the rest of their degree course material. This guide includes an annex in PowerPoint format, which can be downloaded and adapted for use in class. These METAL (Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning) teaching and learning guides are written primarily for lecturers and tutors, and present innovative and interactive approaches to teaching mathematical concepts to economics students. The guides include: Presentation of mathematics concepts, Top tips, Teaching and learning suggestions, Seminar activities.License
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This guide is designed to help lecturers set out the basic mathematical concepts and techniques needed for their students to effectively learn how to do economic analysis where a dependent variable is driven by two or more independent variables. The basic concepts covered are; partial derivatives, unconstrained optimisation, Lagrange multipliers and constrained optimisation. These METAL (Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning) teaching and learning guides are written primarily for lecturers and tutors, and present innovative and interactive approaches to teaching mathematical concepts to economics students. The guides include: Presentation of mathematics concepts, Top tips, Teaching and learning suggestions, Seminar activities.Subjects
partial differentiation | economics | metalproject | maths | mathematics | Social studies | L000License
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This guide does not intend to provide learning materials per se. Rather, it intends to help colleagues secure very good student learning by offering a resource which helps to deliver high quality teaching. Implicitly, the guide attempts to ‘bring alive’ the topic of integration and to engender in students an appreciation of what integration is, how it is applied, and how it can be used. These METAL (Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning) teaching and learning guides are written primarily for lecturers and tutors, and present innovative and interactive approaches to teaching mathematical concepts to economics students. The guides include: Presentation of mathematics concepts, Top tips, Teaching and learning suggestions, Seminar activities.License
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This guide is designed to set out some of the basic mathematical concepts needed to teach economics and financial economics at undergraduate level. The concepts covered by this guide are; the dimensions of a matrix and surrounding vocabulary; addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of matrices; matrix transposition; matrix inversion; finding the determinant of a matrix; Cramer's rule; Input-Output analysis. These METAL (Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning) teaching and learning guides are written primarily for lecturers and tutors, and present innovative and interactive approaches to teaching mathematical concepts to economics students. The guides include: Presentation of mathematics concepts, Top tips, Teaching and learning suggestions, Seminar activitieLicense
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See all metadataHyperbolic versus exponential discounting
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Interactive graph to compare schematic graphs of exponential (constant discount rate) and hyperbolic discounting. The discount rates over time for the two curves are also plotted. All these curves change dynamically as the time-sensitivity of the hyperbolic curve and the discount rate for the exponential curve are altered with sliders.Subjects
economics | experimental | behaviourism | ukoer | trueproject | exponential | hyperbolic | Social studies | L000License
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See all metadataHyperbolic discounting and preference reversal
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Interactive graphs to illustrate that preference reversals can occur with hyperbolic discounting but not with exponential (constant discount rate) discounting. One graph compares the present value of two different goods over time under exponential discounting; the other does the same for hyperbolic discounting. The time sensitivity (or discount rate) can be altered with a slider.Subjects
discounting | economics | ukoer | trueproject | preference | behaviourism | behaviorism | Social studies | L000License
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See all metadataVideo of lecture on grounded theory
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In this 18 minute video, Graham R Gibbs discusses some important Grounded Theorists and some critiques of Grounded Theory.Subjects
grounded theory | qualitative data analysis | saturation | line-by-line coding | coding | theoretical sampling | open coding | axial coding | selective coding | qualitative research | Social studies | L000License
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See all metadataLinear Functions - Budget Lines
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These films look at the use of linear functions to examine the spending options for a university student (duration 11 minutes 30 seconds). Part of a series of films from the METAL (Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning) project that examines spending options in a number of contexts, and uses linear equations to explore constraints in markets. They are fundamental building blocks for a course of mathematics for economics. These video clips and animations can be viewed in isolation, or via the learning pathway links to related materials in a Question Bank.License
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See all metadataLinear Consumption Functions - East and West Germany
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This film is about how average income between regions in Germany varies greatly. The effects of these differences on expenditure patterns are examined by linear consumption functions. (Duration 9 minutes and 5 seconds). Part of a series of films from the METAL (Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning) project that examines spending options in a number of contexts, and uses linear equations to explore constraints in markets. They are fundamental building blocks for a course of mathematics for economics. These video clips and animations can be viewed in isolation, or via the learning pathway links to related materials in a Question BankSubjects
metalproject | maths | mathematics | economics | linear consumption functions | income | expenditure patterns | Social studies | L000License
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See all metadataLinear Savings Functions - East and West Germany
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This film looks at how savings patterns in East and West Germany are related to income using a linear savings function. (Duration 5 minutes and 12 seconds). Part of a series of films from the METAL (Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning) project that examines spending options in a number of contexts, and uses linear equations to explore constraints in markets. They are fundamental building blocks for a course of mathematics for economics. These video clips and animations can be viewed in isolation, or via the learning pathway links to related materials in a Question BankSubjects
linear savings function | economics | maths | mathematics | metalproject | Social studies | L000License
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This film is a summary of the significance of linear functions in economics. (Duration 54 seconds). Part of a series of films from the METAL (Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning) project that examines spending options in a number of contexts, and uses linear equations to explore constraints in markets. They are fundamental building blocks for a course of mathematics for economics. These video clips and animations can be viewed in isolation, or via the learning pathway links to related materials in a Question Bank.License
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See all metadataLinear Equations in Goods and Labour Markets
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This film is a review of linear equations in order to find equilibrium quantities. (Duration 7 minutes 26 seconds). Part of a series of films from the METAL (Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning) project that examines spending options in a number of contexts, and uses linear equations to explore constraints in markets. They are fundamental building blocks for a course of mathematics for economics. These video clips and animations can be viewed in isolation, or via the learning pathway links to related materials in a Question Bank.License
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See all metadataSolving Simultaneous Equations - French Wine
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A film about how the price of French wine can be explained using supply and demand using simultaneous equations. (Duration 7 minutes 6 seconds). Part of a series of films from the METAL (Mathematics for Economics: enhancing Teaching and Learning) project that examines spending options in a number of contexts, and uses linear equations to explore constraints in markets. They are fundamental building blocks for a course of mathematics for economics. These video clips and animations can be viewed in isolation, or via the learning pathway links to related materials in a Question Bank.Subjects
economics | metalproject | maths | mathematics | simultaneous equations | wine | supply | demand | Social studies | L000License
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