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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Global Warming I: The Science and Modeling of Climate Change by The University of Chicago

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About the Course

This class describes the science of global warming and the forecast for humans’ impact on Earth’s climate. Intended for an audience without much scientific background but a healthy sense of curiosity, the class brings together insights and perspectives from physics, chemistry, biology, earth and atmospheric sciences, and even some economics—all based on a foundation of simple mathematics (algebra)....

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SL

Oct 5, 2016

A great introductory course into Global Warming as well as modelling which gives you a better insight into what is actually happening with our planet. Started another course and it all fits in.

RC

Jun 26, 2020

A detailed and really knowledgable course. The course structure and the knowledge shared by Prof. David made learning simple and interesting. The assignments are also very well structured.

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By Frederic C

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Oct 20, 2019

Very helpful and clear! Would recommend.

By Noora S B

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Jul 3, 2023

peer assignment reviewing is very tough

By Simone R

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Nov 15, 2019

Great Course! David is a very big man!

By James W

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Jan 7, 2016

Highly informative in bite sized bits.

By Md E R

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Jun 22, 2020

very good course for beginner

By Asanbe D J

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Oct 15, 2021

The course was Awesome

By Bastin J

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Sep 4, 2017

A really great course!

By Olaleye A

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May 29, 2017

Simply Fantastic!

By jassi s

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Sep 5, 2023

Great course!!!!

By John M

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Jun 13, 2016

SUPERB SUPERB!!

By Murray

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Apr 26, 2016

Great course!

By SHASHANK P

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Mar 2, 2021

Great course

By David A D V

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Jan 3, 2016

ENJOYING IT!

By Zhu H

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Jul 22, 2020

Good course

By IRIS L C P

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Mar 23, 2019

Excellency!

By Eñaut I E

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Nov 27, 2016

Excellent!

By Majid A

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Mar 9, 2016

Excellent!

By Deleted A

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Sep 23, 2017

Excellent

By Natanael O F B

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Jul 14, 2019

amazing!

By sergii k

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May 6, 2018

best one

By Deleted A

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May 15, 2020

OK

By Frans S

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Dec 14, 2016

Dr. David Archer has succeeded in presenting a didactic course in which complex issues like climate and weather conditions are explained in a highly schematic and clear manner for students who do not have an academic degree in either Earth sciences or physics. The series of short video's show Dr. Archer at the blackboard explaining concepts using highly schematic and easy to understand figures. Teaching in the most elementary way, almost perfect.

Completing this course also is learning by practice: there are multiple problems to solve using a wide array of models that compute the impact of greenhouse gases on temperature, humidity, ice sheets and sea levels. Finally a series of assignments require the student to explain in simple terms 'that can be understood by an 11-yr old' what are basic concepts like heat, negative feedback, fossil fuels, climate change and others. An interesting approach.

Together, this is a recommended course for anyone interested in the science behind one of the most discussed changes of our planet. A Minor comment is that the videos would benefit by some change of perspective, introducing here and there images or video's that illustrate the impact of climate change on Earth systems.

By Merih K

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Oct 30, 2020

Thanks to this course, I have learnt many other aspects of environmental science. Although professors' course content was enough, I preferred to study more about each topic because environmental topics are diverse and intense, I recommend that. It may not create a new job opportunity, but it will have been sure developed my point of view. Peer-reviewed assignments actually good, but it was difficult to be reviewed. Reviewing other's assignments were really constructive as you can see other's point of view which some of them were superb. The duration of the course is also pretty long, 12 weeks, to study it as a subtask. On the discussion section, there is no control from the instructors, you are on your own. Frankly, there is not much qualified chatting on the discussion part either for questions or topics, everyone usually asks for the review. Therefore, although the course is excellent, there is no control and you are on your own.

By Clarissa H

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Feb 6, 2021

Interesting and topical material, but it doesn't seem like this course is moderated by the professor any longer. I wish there was more discussion around the models; its great to know how they work, but some more targeted interpretation of the results in the model exercises would have been really helpful. There is also room to update the course with some information on our current status as a global society with respect to climate change. Because it's seemingly not moderated, some folks tend to try and push through in an unethical way, for example by asking for 'good' feedback to pass the course quickly, which devalues the efforts of those who are looking to authentically learn the material.