Displaying results 21 - 40 of 10,000 results for "khanacademy cosmology and astronomy"
Question Reality! Science, philosophy, and the search for meaning
Cost $49 · . Course Length: 24 hours estimated
Clique aqui para a versão em português. How much can we know of the physical world? Can we know everything? Or are there fundamental limits to how much we can explain? If there are limits, to what extent can we explain the nature of physical reality? RealityX...
Offered through edX | and created by Dartmouth College, DartmouthX | Taught by Marcelo Gleiser, Adrienne Gauthier, Michael Goudzwaard and others
Astrobiology: Exploring Other Worlds
Rated 4.9★ stars based on | 17 ratings · . Cost $49 · . Course Length: 28 hours estimated
How are astronomers approaching their search for life in the universe? What have we learned from the surge of exoplanets discoveries? How likely is it that Earth does not host the only life in the Universe? In this course we explore the field of astrobiology, an...
Offered through Coursera | and created by University of Arizona | Taught by Matthew Wenger, Chris Impey
The Worldview of Thomas Berry: The Flourishing of the Earth Community
Journey of the Universe: A Story for Our TimesRated 4.8★ stars based on | 25 ratings · . Cost $79 · . Course Length: 25 hours estimated
Thomas Berry (1914-2009) was a historian of world religions and an early voice awakening moral sensibilities to the environmental crisis. He is known for articulating a “new story” of the universe that explores the implications of the evolutionary sciences and...
Offered through Coursera | and created by Yale University | Taught by Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim
The Radio Sky I: Science and Observations
Cost $169 · . Course Length: 42 hours estimated
The serendipitous and unexpected discovery of radio emission from celestial objects opened up the possibility of studying a new and exciting view of the universe beyond the visible spectrum. Astronomers have been studying the cosmos in visible light since ancient...
Offered through edX | and created by EPFLx, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne | Taught by Vasileios ANGELOPOULOS, Frédéric Courbin, Griffin FOSTER and others
Greatest Unsolved Mysteries of the Universe
AstrophysicsRated 4.5★ stars based on | 16 ratings · . Cost $50 · . Course Length: 36 hours estimated
Despite spectacular recent progress, there is still a lot we don't know about our universe. We don't know why the Big Bang happened. We don't know what most of the universe is made of. We don't know whether there is life in space. We don't know how planets form,...
Offered through edX | and created by Australian National University, ANUx | Taught by Brian Schmidt, Paul Francis
Astro 101: Black Holes
Rated 4.8★ stars based on | 81 ratings · . Cost $49 · . Course Length: 22 hours estimated
What is a black hole? Do they really exist? How do they form? How are they related to stars? What would happen if you fell into one? How do you see a black hole if they emit no light? What’s the difference between a black hole and a really dark star? Could a...
Offered through Coursera | and created by University of Alberta | Taught by Sharon Morsink
Super-Earths and Life
Rated 4.4★ stars based on | 5 ratings · . Cost $129 · . Course Length: 75 hours estimated
Are we alone in this universe? What new information and observations on exoplanets have we discovered? In the past decade, astronomers have made incredible advances in the discovery of planets outside our solar system. Thirty years ago, we knew only of the planets...
Offered through edX | and created by Harvard University, HarvardX | Taught by Dimitar Sasselov, Colin Fredericks, Alessandro Massarotti
Ancient Mediterranean: 3500 B.C.E.-300 C.E.
AP®︎ Art History. Course Length: 2 hours estimated
Artistic traditions of the ancient Near East and dynastic Egypt focused on representing royal figures and divinities and on the function of funerary and palatial complexes within their cultural contexts. Works of art illustrate the active exchange of ideas and...
Offered through Khan Academy
Astrophysics: Exploring Exoplanets
AstrophysicsRated 5.0★ stars based on | 9 ratings · . Cost $50 · . Course Length: 36 hours estimated
The discovery of exoplanets is one of the greatest revolutions in modern astrophysics. Twenty years ago, we had no idea whether any of the countless stars out there beyond our solar system had planets or not. Today, things are totally different. Over 1,000...
Offered through edX | and created by Australian National University, ANUx | Taught by Brian Schmidt, Paul Francis
Julia Scientific Programming
Rated 4.3★ stars based on | 77 ratings · . Cost $49 · . Course Length: 18 hours estimated
This four-module course introduces users to Julia as a first language. Julia is a high-level, high-performance dynamic programming language developed specifically for scientific computing. This language will be particularly useful for applications in physics,...
Offered through Coursera | and created by University of Cape Town | Taught by Juan H Klopper, Henri Laurie
Boost English Reading Comprehension & ESL Listening Skills
Rated 4.7★ stars based on | 29 ratings · . Cost $15 · . Course Length: 8 hours estimated
Improve your English reading skills, while getting a great education. STEPS English Programs is pleased to offer Udemy's first course in reading comprehension and academic knowledge building. This fun interactive-quiz based course takes you step by step from...
Offered through Udemy | Taught by STEPS English Programs
Scale of the universe
Cosmology and astronomy. Course Length: 2 hours estimated
Things in our universe can be unimaginably large and small. In this topic, we'll try to imagine the unimaginable!This course contains 4 segments
Offered through Khan Academy
Archeoastronomia e Orologi Solari
Cost $49 · . Course Length: 36 hours estimated
Il corso affronta lo studio di due discipline solo apparentemente lontane da loro. La prima, la più giovane per codificazione scientifica, avvenuta solo nel XIX secolo, è stata denominata “Archeoastronomia”, ovvero la scienza che studia gli allineamenti...
Offered through edX | and created by FedericaX, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II | Taught by Alessandra Pagliano
Philosophy, Science and Religion: Religion and Science
Rated 3.9★ stars based on | 27 ratings · . Cost $49 · . Course Length: 0 hours estimated
Philosophy, Science and Religion mark three of the most fundamental modes of thinking about the world and our place in it. Are these modes incompatible? Put another way: is the intellectually responsible thing to do to ‘pick sides’ and identify with one of these...
Offered through Coursera | and created by The University of Edinburgh | Taught by Dr J Adam Carter, Dr Mark Harris, Dr Mog Stapleton and others
Philosophy, Science and Religion: Philosophy and Religion
Rated 4.6★ stars based on | 69 ratings · . Cost $49 · . Course Length: 0 hours estimated
Philosophy, Science and Religion mark three of the most fundamental modes of thinking about the world and our place in it. Are these modes incompatible? Put another way: is the intellectually responsible thing to do to ‘pick sides’ and identify with one of these...
Offered through Coursera | and created by The University of Edinburgh | Taught by Dr J Adam Carter, Dr Mark Harris, Dr Mog Stapleton and others
Chinese Culture: Interaction
Chinese Culture: Tradition, Transformation and InteractionCost $99 · . Course Length: 16 hours estimated
Introduction Owing to its rapid development in recent years, China has been in the spotlight of the international arena. While understanding modern China's economy, technology and politics is important, knowing its cultural roots and evolution is no less crucial...
Offered through edX | and created by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Taught by Xiaorong Han, Pak-sheung Ng, Lu Pan and others
Chinese Culture: Transformation
Chinese Culture: Tradition, Transformation and InteractionCost $99 · . Course Length: 16 hours estimated
Introduction Owing to its rapid development in recent years, China has been in the spotlight of the international arena. While understanding modern China's economy, technology and politics is important, knowing its cultural roots and evolution is no less crucial...
Offered through edX | and created by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Taught by Jack Chun, Meng Li, Hsueh-yi Lin and others
Confronting The Big Questions: Highlights of Modern Astronomy
Rated 4.5★ stars based on | 106 ratings · . Cost $49 · . Course Length: 17 hours estimated
An introduction to modern astronomy's most important questions. The four sections of the course are Planets and Life in The Universe; The Life of Stars; Galaxies and Their Environments; The History of The Universe.
Offered through Coursera | and created by University of Rochester | Taught by Adam Frank
Our Place in the Cosmos
Pathway to SpaceCost $49 · . Course Length: 40 hours estimated
Come aboard! If you decide to take this course, you will expand your horizon of what is possible for you in the cosmos. In Course 1 (Our Place in the Cosmos) of this four course specialization, there are 39 learning objectives spread out over 4 weeks and 10...
Offered through Coursera | and created by University of Colorado Boulder | Taught by Chris Koehler
Big History Project
Arts & humanities partners. Course Length: 5 hours estimated
Journey through nearly 14 billion years of history with the Big History Project, now available on Khan Academy. This course asks the big questions about our Universe, our planet, life and humanity. Examine our shared history across scales and disciplines. From the...
Offered through Khan Academy