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The Science of the Solar System

Learn about the science behind the current exploration of the solar system in this free class. Use principles from physics, chemistry, biology, and geology to understand the latest from Mars, comprehend the outer solar system, ponder planets outside our solar system, and search for habitability in our neighborhood and beyond. This course is generally taught at an advanced level assuming a prior knowledge of undergraduate math and physics, but the majority of the concepts and lectures can be understood without these prerequisites.

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• 30 hours
• English

Introduction to Chemistry: Reactions and Ratios

This is an introductory course for students with limited background in chemistry; basic concepts involved in chemical reactions, stoichiometry, the periodic table, periodic trends, nomenclature, and chemical problem solving will be emphasized with the goal of preparing students for further study in chemistry as needed for many science, health, and policy professions.

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• 18 hours
• English

Global Warming I: The Science and Modeling of Climate Change

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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• 39 hours
• English

Chemical Biology

Chemical biology is a burgeoning field that has rapidly risen to prominence. This surge of interest has been fuelled by chemical biology’s applicability to understanding critical processes in live cells or model organisms in real time. This success has arisen because chemical biology straddles a nexus between chemistry, biology, and physics. Thus, chemical biology can harness rapid chemistry to observe or perturb biological processes, that are in turn reported using physical assays, all in an otherwise unperturbed living entity.

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• 21 hours
• English

Astrobiology: Exploring Other Worlds

How are astronomers approaching their search for life in the universe? What have we learned from the surge of exoplanets discoveries? How likely is it that Earth does not host the only life in the Universe? In this course we explore the field of astrobiology, an emerging multidisciplinary field. Progress in astrobiology is driven by telescopes on the ground and in space, and by new insights on how life emerged on Earth and its diversity.

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• 24 hours
• English

Introduction to Chemistry: Structures and Solutions

This is an introductory course for students with limited background in chemistry; basic concepts such as atomic and molecular structure, solutions, phases of matter, and quantitative problem solving will be emphasized with the goal of preparing students for further study in chemistry.

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• 17 hours
• English

Introduction to Forensic Science

We have all seen forensic scientists in TV shows, but how do they really work? What is the science behind their work? The course aims to explain the scientific principles and techniques behind the work of forensic scientists and will be illustrated with numerous case studies from Singapore and around the world. Some questions which we will attempt to address include: How did forensics come about? What is the role of forensics in police work? Can these methods be used in non-criminal areas? Blood. What is it?

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• 18 hours
• English

Grade 7

The subscription provides comprehensive support to Grade 7 students in Maths, Physics, Biology and Chemistry for the entire academic year, helping them build a strong foundation for their primary education.

Additionally learn 14 international languages as per the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

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• English

Grade 6

The subscription provides comprehensive support to Grade 6 students in Maths, Physics, Biology and Chemistry for the entire academic year, helping them build a strong foundation for their primary education.

Additionally learn 14 international languages as per the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

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Grade 12

The subscription includes Math, Physics, Botany, Zoology, and Chemistry for Grade 12, which assists students in their fundamental education for an entire academic year.

Additionally learn 14 international languages as per the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

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Grade 11

The subscription includes Math, Physics, Botany, Zoology, and Chemistry for Grade 11, which assists students in their fundamental education for an entire academic year.

Additionally learn 14 international languages as per the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

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Grade 10

The subscription provides comprehensive support to Grade 10 students in Maths, Physics, Biology and Chemistry for the entire academic year, helping them build a strong foundation for their primary education.

Additionally learn 14 international languages as per the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

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Grade 9

The subscription provides comprehensive support to Grade 9 students in Maths, Physics, Biology and Chemistry for the entire academic year, helping them build a strong foundation for their primary education.

Additionally learn 14 international languages as per the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

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Grade 8

The subscription provides comprehensive support to Grade 8 students in Maths, Physics, Biology and Chemistry for the entire academic year, helping them build a strong foundation for their primary education.

Additionally learn 14 international languages as per the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

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Healthier Materials and Sustainable Building

In the Healthier Materials and Sustainable Building specialization, you learn about healthier building materials, exploring subjects ranging from classification of toxic chemicals to new green innovations. You start by investigating the intersection of building materials and human health. Then, you learn how chemistry and toxicology affect the built world. Next, you examine design specifications from a healthier materials perspective. Finally, you employ cutting-edge practices to execute a healthier materials project, from design to construction to the use phase.

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• English

Sensory Science: The Senses

Humans are amazing sensors! This course will help you understand our sensing capabilities including taste, olfaction, tactile senses, vision, and audition. The course will explain at a high-level the anatomy, physiology, and chemistry of the senses and give you an appreciation of how senses are transmitted to, and experienced by, the brain. You’ll learn by experience to assess cases such as dysfunctions in olfaction or tactile temperature adaptation. Optional podcast conversations with experts in the field are included each week to provide additional insight on our senses and sensory research.

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• 13 hours
• English

Water: an essential resource

One of the most obvious claims in our everyday life is the importance of water, often called the blue gold. Anyway, we are often incapable of shifting this importance in tangible actions aimed at protecting this resource and optimizing its use. Past and present anthropic pressure has heavily impaired fresh water, usually supplied for drinking water production. Water utilities and water-treatment practitioners were unprepared to effectively face the challenge of a growing high-quality water demand, especially in climate change scenarios.

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• 4 hours
• English

Electrodynamics

If you want to apply electrodynamics to your materials research project, this Specialization will help you do so. Electromagnetic force is one of the fundamental forces that hold atoms and molecules together, which are the building blocks of any materials.In four courses, you will learn the foundations of electrodynamics starting from the nature of electrical force up to the level of in-depth solutions of Maxwell equations. We will walk you through vector calculus, concepts of field, flux and circulation, electrostatics, and magnetostatics as well as electrodynamics.

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有机化学

《有机化学》是研究各类有机化合物的结构、性质、相互转化及其规律的一门学科，是化学专业本科学生必修课之一，是生物化学、分子生物学、医学、药学等课程的先修课，在教学计划中占有重要的地位。 本课程主要介绍烷烃、烯烃、芳香烃、卤代烃、醇、酚、醚，醛、酮、醌、羧酸及其衍生物、胺、杂环等有机化合物的性质、相互转化以及机理问题。此外，介绍立体化学和波谱学基础。 通过本课程的学习，你能够掌握常见有机化合物的结构、命名和性质，掌握官能团之间的相互转换及其规律、以及立体化学特征、典型有机反应的机理，简单有机化合物的合成路线的设计等知识，从而为进一步的专业学习打下坚实基础。 课程结构： 本课程的学习内容包括：5~15分钟左右的视频课程，每个视频中间将出现1~2个课间提问，以辅助你的学习，每一章将会布置约10个单元练习题，课程结束后还会设立一次课程考试。 学习该课程，你需要具备高中化学知识，并具备一定的大学无机化学或普通化学基础知识。 推荐阅读： 1. 唐玉海主编，《有机化学》，化学工业出版社，2011 2. 邢其毅主编，《基础有机化学》，高等教育出版社，2009 3. John E. McMurry, Eric E. Simanek, Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (6th), USA: 2006

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• Chinese

Capstone Chemistry and Technology for Sustainability

This Capstone project is the final part of the MicroMasters Program in Chemistry and Technology for Sustainability. Design a sustainable biobased process and evaluate the technological, societal and economic impact to finish the MicroMasters Program.

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• English

Basic Steps in Magnetic Resonance

A MOOC to discover basic concepts and a wide range of intriguing applications of magnetic resonance to physics, chemistry, and biology

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• 28
• English

From Fossil Resources to Biomass: A Chemistry Perspective

Explore how to create a sustainable future by moving away from dependence on fossil resources to biomass resources for the production of food, chemicals and energy-carriers. Discover how to use microorganisms and catalysts to create biobased products.

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• 56
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Cement Chemistry and Sustainable Cementitious Materials

Learn the basics of cement chemistry and laboratory best practices for assessment of its key properties.

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Pre-University Chemistry

Prepare for university by reviewing the science and technology of chemistry. Become familiar with the way chemistry and chemistry-related topics are taught at university level.

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• 70
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Basic Analytical Chemistry

Gain a physical understanding of the principles of analytical chemistry andtheir application in scientific research.

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• English