About this course: This is an introductory astronomy survey class that covers our understanding of the physical universe and its major constituents, including planetary systems, stars, galaxies, black holes, quasars, larger structures, and the universe as a whole.
Created by: Caltech
Taught by: S. George Djorgovski, Professor
Astronomy
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Week 1
Welcome to The Evolving Universe!
7 videos, 2 readings, 6 practice quizzes
- Reading: Lesson Slides
- Video: The Oldest Science
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: The Oldest Science
- Video: Astronomy as a Science
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Astronomy as a Science
- Video: Messengers from the Universe
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Messengers from the Universe
- Reading: Lesson Slides
- Video: Distances and Scales
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Distances and Scales
- Video: Kepler's Laws, Newton's Laws, and Dynamics of the Solar System
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Kepler's Laws, Newton's Laws, and Dynamics of the Solar System
- Video: Celestial Coordinate Systems, Time Systems, and Earth Rotation
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Celestial Coordinate Systems, Time Systems, and Earth Rotation
Graded: Quiz 1
WEEK 2
Week 2
10 videos, 2 readings, 10 practice quizzes
- Reading: Lesson Slides
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Optical Telescopes (UV, Visible, IR)
- Video: Geometric Optics, Angular Resolution
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Geometric Optics, Angular Resolution
- Video: Detectors (UV, Visible, and IR)
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Detectors (UV, Visible, IR)
- Video: Radio Telescopes
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Radio Telescopes
- Video: X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Telescopes
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Telescopes
- Video: Non-Electromagnetic Observations
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Non-Electromagnetic Observations
- Reading: Lesson Slides
- Video: Basics and Kirchoff's Laws
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Basics and Kirchoff's Laws
- Video: The Origin of Spectroscopic Lines
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: The Origin of Spectroscopic Lines
- Video: Blackbody Radiation and Other Continuum Emission Mechanisms
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Blackbody Radiation and Other Continuum Emission Mechanisms
- Video: Fluxes and Magnitudes
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Fluxes and Magnitudes
Graded: Quiz 2
WEEK 3
Week 3
7 videos, 2 readings, 7 practice quizzes
- Reading: Lesson Slides
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Interstellar Medium: General Properties
- Video: Interstellar Dust: Extinction and Reddening
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Interstellar Dust: Extinction and Reddening
- Video: Star Formation
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Star Formation
- Video: Formation of Planetary Systems
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Formation of Planetary Systems
- Reading: Lesson Slides
- Video: Contents of the Solar System
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Contents of the Solar System
- Video: Formation of the Solar System
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Formation of the Solar System
- Video: Planetary Atmospheres
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Planetary Atmospheres
Graded: Quiz 3
WEEK 4
Week 4
8 videos, 2 readings, 8 practice quizzes
- Reading: Lesson Slides
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Thermodynamics of Planets
- Video: Searching for Exosolar Planets
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Searching for Exosolar Planets
- Video: Studying Other Worlds
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Studying Other Worlds
- Video: Life in the Universe
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Life in the Universe
- Reading: Lesson Slides
- Video: Stellar Structure Basics
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Stellar Structure Basics
- Video: Energy Generation in Stars
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Energy Generation in Stars
- Video: Energy Transport in Stars
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Energy Transport in Stars
- Video: The Sun Our Star
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: The Sun Our Star
Graded: Quiz 4
WEEK 5
Week 5
8 videos, 2 readings, 8 practice quizzes
- Reading: Lesson Slides
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: The HR Diagram
- Video: Star Clusters: Probes of Stellar Evolution
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Star Clusters: Probes of Stellar Evolution
- Video: Star Clusters: Probes of Stellar Dynamics
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Star Clusters: Probes of Stellar Dynamics
- Video: The Main Sequence
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: The Main Sequence
- Video: Stellar Evolution After the Main Sequence
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Stellar Evolution After the Main Sequence
- Reading: Lesson Slides
- Video: White Dwarfs and Contact Binaries
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: White Dwarfs and Contact Binaries
- Video: Supernova Types and Type 1A
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Supernova Types and Type 1A
- Video: Core-Collapse Supernovae
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Core-Collapse Supernovae
Graded: Midterm Exam
WEEK 6
Week 6
8 videos, 2 readings, 8 practice quizzes
- Reading: Lesson Slides
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Neutron Stars and Pulsars
- Video: Stellar Black Holes
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Stellar Black Holes
- Video: Gamma-Ray Bursts
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Gamma-Ray Bursts
- Video: Supermassive Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Supermassive Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei
- Reading: Lesson Slides
- Video: The Basic Properties and Components of the Galaxy
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: The Basic Properties and Components of the Galaxy
- Video: Galaxy Rotation and the Dark Halo
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Galaxy Rotation and the Dark Halo
- Video: The Origin of Spiral Arms
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: The Origin of Spiral Arms
- Video: The Local Group of Galaxies
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: The Local Group of Galaxies
Graded: Quiz 5
WEEK 7
Week 7
11 videos, 2 readings, 11 practice quizzes
- Reading: Lesson Slides
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Galaxy Morphology and the Hubble Sequence
- Video: Trends Along the Hubble Sequence and their Origins
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Trends Along the Hubble Sequence and Their Origins
- Video: Galaxy Interactions and Mergers
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Galaxy Interactions and Mergers
- Video: Quantifying Galaxy Properties
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Quantifying Galaxy Properties
- Video: Galaxy Scaling Relations
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Galaxy Scaling Relations
- Reading: Lesson Slides
- Video: Galaxy Evolution: The Basics
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Galaxy Evolution: The Basics
- Video: Observations of Galaxy Evolution
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Observations of Galaxy Evolution
- Video: The Cosmic Star Formation History
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: The Cosmic Star Formation History
- Video: Cosmic Web: The Intergalactic Medium
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Cosmic Web: The Intergalactic Medium
- Video: The Earliest Galaxies
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: The Earliest Galaxies
- Video: Reionization Era: The Cosmic Renaissance
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Reionization Era: The Cosmic Renaissance
Graded: Quiz 6
WEEK 8
Week 8
11 videos, 2 readings, 11 practice quizzes
- Reading: Lesson Slides
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Large Structure
- Video: Quantifying Large Scale Structure: Galaxy Correlations and Power Spectrum
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Quantifying Large Scale Structure: Galaxy Correlations and Power Spectrum
- Video: The Large Scale Velocity Field
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: The Large Scale Velocity Field
- Video: Galaxy Bias and the Evolution of Clustering
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Galaxy Bias and the Evolution of Clustering
- Video: Structure Formation: The Growth of Density Perturbations
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Structure Formation: The Growth of Density Perturbations
- Video: Galaxy Clusters
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Galaxy Clusters
- Reading: Lesson Slides
- Video: Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei: General Properties and Classification
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei: General Properties and Classification
- Video: Unification Models
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Unification Models
- Video: AGN Fueling, Jets and Synchrotron Radiation
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: AGN Fueling, Jets, and Synchrotron Radiation
- Video: The Cosmic High Energy Backgrounds
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: The Cosmic High Energy Backgrounds
- Video: AGN Formation and Evolution
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: AGN Formation and Evolution
Graded: Quiz 7
WEEK 9
Week 9
7 videos, 2 readings, 7 practice quizzes
- Reading: Lesson Slides
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: The Expanding Universe
- Video: Cosmological Models
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Cosmological Models
- Video: Distances in Cosmology
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Distances in Cosmology
- Reading: Lesson Slides
- Video: Basic Ideas and the Cosmic Microwave Background
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Basic Ideas and the Cosmic Microwave Background
- Video: The Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: The Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
- Video: The Cosmic Inflation
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: The Cosmic Inflation
- Video: The Very Early Universe
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: The Very Early Universe
Graded: Quiz 8
WEEK 10
Week 10
10 videos, 2 readings, 10 practice quizzes
- Reading: Lesson Slides
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: The Scale of the Universe
- Video: Distance Indicator Relations
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Distance Indicator Relations
- Video: Estimating the Age of the Universe
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Estimating the Age of the Universe
- Video: Cosmological Tests: An Introduction
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Cosmological Tests: An Introduction
- Video: Supernova Standard Candles
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Supernova Standard Candles
- Video: Cosmology with the Cosmic Microwave Background
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Cosmology with the Cosmic Microwave Background
- Reading: Lesson Slides
- Video: Matter and Energy Contents of the Universe
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Matter and Energy Contents of the Universe
- Video: Gravitational Lensing: Mapping the Dark Matter
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: Gravitational Lensing: Mapping the Dark Matter
- Video: The Dark Energy
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: The Dark Energy
- Video: The Cosmic Concordance
- Cuestionario de práctica: Self-Test Questions: The Cosmic Concordance
Graded: Final Exam
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Ratings and Reviews
Useful for every beginners starting to follow their dream of astrophysics
excellent
Great course overall. Detailed coverage of the subject. Learnt a great deal of information. There is alot of content to cover and hence not much time is spent reinforcing concepts. Also, marks arent recorded in the free version of the course to allow you to track how youre progressing. Waiting to see if notification appears in completions. So far i havent seen a notification of course completion under completions or achievements. This may take some time to appear though.
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KG
Excellent course for beginners. just one issue: the audio is very soft and is often hard to hear even in full volume. it would be appreciated if the audio could be increased a bit