The Origins course tracks the origin of all things – from the Big Bang to the origin of the Solar System and the Earth. The course follows the evolution of life on our planet through deep geological time to present life forms.
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Origins - Formation of the Universe, Solar System, Earth and Life
University of CopenhagenAbout this Course
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Origin of the Elements, the Solar System and the Planets
The early Earth and origin of life
Origin of the microbial world / The Cambrian Explosion and Exceptional Preservation
Transition from Microbial to Macrobial Life: Snowball Earth and the Ediacara Biota / Eukaryotic Evolution and the Phylogeny of All Life
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- 5 stars76.58%
- 4 stars19.18%
- 3 stars2.76%
- 2 stars0.97%
- 1 star0.48%
TOP REVIEWS FROM ORIGINS - FORMATION OF THE UNIVERSE, SOLAR SYSTEM, EARTH AND LIFE
Excellent and informative course - a great deal of factual information packed in. Very well presented by a range of experts in different fields.
Excellent course. To appreciate it even more, download the videos and watch on a big 65" TV screen: amazing experience and in the end, you get to meet Darwin. A huge thank you to all the instructors.
Excellent course. Excellent instructors, all. Now I think I'll back up and go read Darwin's Origin of the Species with a more educated eye.
A well paced course which helpfully breaks down the different stages highlighting characteristics and progression of both geological and biological periods in Earth's history.
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