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University of Rochester

Confronting The Big Questions: Highlights of Modern Astronomy

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.

Status: Research
Status: Physics
BeginnerCourse11 hours

Featured reviews

CN

5.0Reviewed Dec 18, 2016

Easy to follow. Anyone who is interested in Astronomy should take this course. This course is better than the course (Astronomy - Big Questions) that I took at my University.

BT

4.0Reviewed Mar 30, 2019

Very good overview. I thought that some of the questions given were not covered in the lectures, e.g., that all valid combinations of color charge have to be colorless.

NP

5.0Reviewed Aug 7, 2017

Outstanding. Nuanced, yet accessible. Love the professor's infectious passion about the subject, and also his rather lovely choice of words at times!

S

5.0Reviewed Apr 20, 2020

I like this course very much. Special about this course was the Mr. Adam Frank, his skills of teaching are one of the best in the world. Thank you for this.

UD

5.0Reviewed May 2, 2024

More explaination can be provided in the quiz feedback. The simulator on stellar evolution is not working hence the quiz questions related to it should be updated

MH

5.0Reviewed Dec 20, 2016

Very exciting, strong structured course, The most difficult materials in a simplified and exciting declamation. Great lecturer .

E

5.0Reviewed Jul 8, 2018

such an amazing course by amazing professor. quiz was superb and you will be able to make use of virtual simulations. worth doing

N

4.0Reviewed Oct 8, 2019

This course was very theoretical, I was expecting a bit more data and a bit more details of the processes by which we take various measurements.

HB

5.0Reviewed Nov 7, 2019

It was more than excellent course in terms of the modules which cover all the astronomy and astrophysics and cosmology, I have learn new things and I really enjoyed.

MY

5.0Reviewed Feb 27, 2016

Thank you!! Very organized and easy to follow. The questions at the end of the week encouraged me to explore more about the subject matter.

DR

5.0Reviewed Dec 26, 2015

Course has been very helpful; giving the apt amount of knowledge in a way that can be easily understood with a little background in physics.

CC

5.0Reviewed Sep 23, 2016

excellent course! at last a teacher that explains the universe in plain English in a way that can be understood by most.