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Question Reality: Matter

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Question Reality: Matter

This course is part of Question Reality! Science, philosophy, a search for meaning Specialization

Instructor: Marcelo Gleiser

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Beginner level

No prior experience required

7 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

11 reviews

Beginner level

No prior experience required

7 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

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4 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 3 modules in this course

In this course, you will walk through a timeline of “the atom” from the Greeks through discoveries in the 1900s and learn how our understanding of matter and the atom affected our views on reality.

You will be introduced to some of the current understandings of matter and subatomic particles and also take a trip to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN! Finally, you will explore quantum mechanics' interpretation of reality and compare quantum versus classical boundaries. This course also addresses questions such as: Where do you draw the line between the quantum and the classical worlds? What do we mean by “knowable” and “unknowable”?

Module details

This module explores how our understanding of matter and the atom affected our views on Reality.

What's included

7 videos5 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts

7 videosTotal 45 minutes

Course Introduction3 minutes
Introdução do Curso em Português4 minutes
What Is Matter9 minutes
Conversation with Margaret Graver: Lucretius and His Time12 minutes
History of the Atom I: Greeks to Dalton7 minutes
History of the Atom II: Thompson to Rutherford6 minutes
History of the Atom III: The Bohr Atom5 minutes

5 readingsTotal 67 minutes

Welcome Reading10 minutes
Module 1 Reading List20 minutes
What Is Matter Intro5 minutes
Ask Your Community: "What Is Matter? Can You Describe An Atom?"30 minutes
Building Blocks2 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Matter: Part 1 Graded Assessment30 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 20 minutes

Introduce yourself/Apresente-se10 minutes
Theory of Everything10 minutes

This module will introduce you to some of the current understandings of matter and sub-atomic particles. You will also take a trip to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN!