Astronomy

Accessible, fun, and I've learned so much.

Reduce the number of videos in each module to a max of say 6. c. Instead of having Chris expound it like an audio reading, please include some slides, pictures,tables so that the matter to be learnt becomes self evident and Chris doesn't have to speak so much.

Thank you so much!

I learned so much and became very motivated to continue further explorations on such a fascinating subject.

It was so much fun the way he presented it, with a lot of nice multimedial material but also a lot of hard work to complete the course.

Thank you so much, not least for maintaining my interest through a busy summer and getting me to the end (many before have failed!).

Thanks so much!

I learned so much by taking this course that I didn't want to take the last test because I didnt't want it to finish.

Its the perfect blend of fun references, clippings and simulations with absolutely great teaching imparting so much knowledge and info, every little thing from the videos to the script to the theories and concepts are laid out just picture perfectly.

Thank you so much for everything Prof. Impey!

Just owe so much to you!

d. If you feel all the material in this course has to be studied, then to achieve the objectives in (a) and (b) above, divide this course into two parts, Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space - part I & II.

Thank you Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space opened a whole new world of the excting field of Astronomy for me.

If you are interested in the field of astronomy, Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space is a great introductory course.

I highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to develop an interest in astronomy or who wants to widen their horizon in this field.

I highly recommend this course, it helped me a lot!

Presented in a way that is exciting and easy to follow.

I have learnt a great deal and found the course easy to follow when broken into bite size chunks.

The course is easy to follow, the final chapters on galaxies and cosmology are a bit more difficult but that is due to the nature of the subject and I applaud that the prof does not "dumb it down" or brushes over such difficult ans speculative subjects.

I am a retired nurse so I took the course because of my lifelong interest in astronomy, science and the unknown.

Though I dont have the resources for the certficate, this is a great course to continue or start your interest in astronomy.

Thank you Prof. Chris Impey a bit of difficult words from now and then as a non-native English speaker it can be hard to follower but it's a darn good course!

One of the many reasons I recommend this course is because Prof. Chris Impey is passionate about the subjects that he covers which, in turn makes me excited to learn about them.He also goes into considerable detail while making it concise and to the point.

At the beginning of every week he gives supplementary material like his well written text book chapters, which I found very helpful for the writing assignments.

But the main thing which I liked here - is tasks with writing assignments.

I'd improve the accompanying subtitles for the video lectures (some of them were actually misleading).Some of the lectures included animations, simulations and external footages that really helped understanding some of the complexed materials - more of these would have been great (they were indeed missing sometimes).Also, the later subjects were more interesting than the first ones, and though I understand the importance of understanding the basics before diving into the "deep water", I'd make the first classes more brief (history of astronomy, the scientific method), and extend the later subjects (astrobiology, distant galaxies, the Solar System planets and moons, etc.

The video lectures and readings are interesting and well organised in week by week topics.