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The Evolving Universe
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 66 hours
  • Course by Caltech
  • Offered by

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This is an introductory astronomy survey class that covers our understanding of the physical universe and its major constituents, including planetary systems, stars, galaxies, black holes, quasars, larger structures, and the universe as a whole.

Modules

A quick overview

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  • Welcome

Astronomy as a Science

    • 3 Videos
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  • Self-Test Questions: The Oldest Science
  • Self-Test Questions: Astronomy as a Science
  • Self-Test Questions: Messengers from the Universe

3 Videos

  • The Oldest Science
  • Astronomy as a Science
  • Messengers from the Universe

1 Readings

  • Lesson Slides

Starting the Exploration

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    • 3 Assignment
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  • Self-Test Questions: Distances and Scales
  • Self-Test Questions: Kepler's Laws, Newton's Laws, and Dynamics of the Solar System
  • Self-Test Questions: Celestial Coordinate Systems, Time Systems, and Earth Rotation

3 Videos

  • Distances and Scales
  • Kepler's Laws, Newton's Laws, and Dynamics of the Solar System
  • Celestial Coordinate Systems, Time Systems, and Earth Rotation

1 Readings

  • Lesson Slides

Week 1 quiz

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  • Quiz 1

Telescopes and Detectors

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  • Self-Test Questions: Optical Telescopes (UV, Visible, IR)
  • Self-Test Questions: Geometric Optics, Angular Resolution
  • Self-Test Questions: Detectors (UV, Visible, IR)
  • Self-Test Questions: Radio Telescopes
  • Self-Test Questions: X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Telescopes
  • Self-Test Questions: Non-Electromagnetic Observations

6 Videos

  • Optical Telescopes (UV, Visible, IR)
  • Geometric Optics, Angular Resolution
  • Detectors (UV, Visible, and IR)
  • Radio Telescopes
  • X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Telescopes
  • Non-Electromagnetic Observations

1 Readings

  • Lesson Slides

Electromagnetic Radiation Processes

    • 4 Videos
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    • 4 Assignment
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4 Assignment

  • Self-Test Questions: Basics and Kirchoff's Laws
  • Self-Test Questions: The Origin of Spectroscopic Lines
  • Self-Test Questions: Blackbody Radiation and Other Continuum Emission Mechanisms
  • Self-Test Questions: Fluxes and Magnitudes

4 Videos

  • Basics and Kirchoff's Laws
  • The Origin of Spectroscopic Lines
  • Blackbody Radiation and Other Continuum Emission Mechanisms
  • Fluxes and Magnitudes

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  • Lesson Slides

Week 2 quiz

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  • Quiz 2

Interstellar Medium, the Birth of Stars and Planets

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  • Self-Test Questions: Interstellar Medium: General Properties
  • Self-Test Questions: Interstellar Dust: Extinction and Reddening
  • Self-Test Questions: Star Formation
  • Self-Test Questions: Formation of Planetary Systems

4 Videos

  • Interstellar Medium: General Properties
  • Interstellar Dust: Extinction and Reddening
  • Star Formation
  • Formation of Planetary Systems

1 Readings

  • Lesson Slides

Our Solar System

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  • Self-Test Questions: Contents of the Solar System
  • Self-Test Questions: Formation of the Solar System
  • Self-Test Questions: Planetary Atmospheres

3 Videos

  • Contents of the Solar System
  • Formation of the Solar System
  • Planetary Atmospheres

1 Readings

  • Lesson Slides

Review

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  • Quiz 3

Planets Beyond the Solar System

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4 Assignment

  • Self-Test Questions: Thermodynamics of Planets
  • Self-Test Questions: Searching for Exosolar Planets
  • Self-Test Questions: Studying Other Worlds
  • Self-Test Questions: Life in the Universe

4 Videos

  • Thermodynamics of Planets
  • Searching for Exosolar Planets
  • Studying Other Worlds
  • Life in the Universe

1 Readings

  • Lesson Slides

Stellar Structure, Sun

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4 Assignment

  • Self-Test Questions: Stellar Structure Basics
  • Self-Test Questions: Energy Generation in Stars
  • Self-Test Questions: Energy Transport in Stars
  • Self-Test Questions: The Sun Our Star

4 Videos

  • Stellar Structure Basics
  • Energy Generation in Stars
  • Energy Transport in Stars
  • The Sun Our Star

1 Readings

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Review

    • 1 Assignment
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  • Quiz 4

Stellar Evolution, Star Clusters

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5 Assignment

  • Self-Test Questions: The HR Diagram
  • Self-Test Questions: Star Clusters: Probes of Stellar Evolution
  • Self-Test Questions: Star Clusters: Probes of Stellar Dynamics
  • Self-Test Questions: The Main Sequence
  • Self-Test Questions: Stellar Evolution After the Main Sequence

5 Videos

  • The HR Diagram
  • Star Clusters: Probes of Stellar Evolution
  • Star Clusters: Probes of Stellar Dynamics
  • The Main Sequence
  • Stellar Evolution After the Main Sequence

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  • Lesson Slides

Endpoints of Stellar Evolution

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3 Assignment

  • Self-Test Questions: White Dwarfs and Contact Binaries
  • Self-Test Questions: Supernova Types and Type 1A
  • Self-Test Questions: Core-Collapse Supernovae

3 Videos

  • White Dwarfs and Contact Binaries
  • Supernova Types and Type 1A
  • Core-Collapse Supernovae

1 Readings

  • Lesson Slides

Midterm Exam

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  • Midterm Exam

Neutron Stars and Black Holes

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4 Assignment

  • Self-Test Questions: Neutron Stars and Pulsars
  • Self-Test Questions: Stellar Black Holes
  • Self-Test Questions: Gamma-Ray Bursts
  • Self-Test Questions: Supermassive Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei

4 Videos

  • Neutron Stars and Pulsars
  • Stellar Black Holes
  • Gamma-Ray Bursts
  • Supermassive Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei

1 Readings

  • Lesson Slides

Our Galaxy, the Milky Way

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  • Self-Test Questions: The Basic Properties and Components of the Galaxy
  • Self-Test Questions: Galaxy Rotation and the Dark Halo
  • Self-Test Questions: The Origin of Spiral Arms
  • Self-Test Questions: The Local Group of Galaxies

4 Videos

  • The Basic Properties and Components of the Galaxy
  • Galaxy Rotation and the Dark Halo
  • The Origin of Spiral Arms
  • The Local Group of Galaxies

1 Readings

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  • Quiz 5

Galaxies and their Properties

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  • Self-Test Questions: Galaxy Morphology and the Hubble Sequence
  • Self-Test Questions: Trends Along the Hubble Sequence and Their Origins
  • Self-Test Questions: Galaxy Interactions and Mergers
  • Self-Test Questions: Quantifying Galaxy Properties
  • Self-Test Questions: Galaxy Scaling Relations

5 Videos

  • Galaxy Morphology and the Hubble Sequence
  • Trends Along the Hubble Sequence and their Origins
  • Galaxy Interactions and Mergers
  • Quantifying Galaxy Properties
  • Galaxy Scaling Relations

1 Readings

  • Lesson Slides

Galaxy Formation and Evolution

    • 6 Videos
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  • Self-Test Questions: Galaxy Evolution: The Basics
  • Self-Test Questions: Observations of Galaxy Evolution
  • Self-Test Questions: The Cosmic Star Formation History
  • Self-Test Questions: Cosmic Web: The Intergalactic Medium
  • Self-Test Questions: The Earliest Galaxies
  • Self-Test Questions: Reionization Era: The Cosmic Renaissance

6 Videos

  • Galaxy Evolution: The Basics
  • Observations of Galaxy Evolution
  • The Cosmic Star Formation History
  • Cosmic Web: The Intergalactic Medium
  • The Earliest Galaxies
  • Reionization Era: The Cosmic Renaissance

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  • Quiz 6

Large Scale Structure, Its Formation and Evolution

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  • Self-Test Questions: Large Structure
  • Self-Test Questions: Quantifying Large Scale Structure: Galaxy Correlations and Power Spectrum
  • Self-Test Questions: The Large Scale Velocity Field
  • Self-Test Questions: Galaxy Bias and the Evolution of Clustering
  • Self-Test Questions: Structure Formation: The Growth of Density Perturbations
  • Self-Test Questions: Galaxy Clusters

6 Videos

  • Large Structure
  • Quantifying Large Scale Structure: Galaxy Correlations and Power Spectrum
  • The Large Scale Velocity Field
  • Galaxy Bias and the Evolution of Clustering
  • Structure Formation: The Growth of Density Perturbations
  • Galaxy Clusters

1 Readings

  • Lesson Slides

Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN)

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  • Self-Test Questions: Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei: General Properties and Classification
  • Self-Test Questions: Unification Models
  • Self-Test Questions: AGN Fueling, Jets, and Synchrotron Radiation
  • Self-Test Questions: The Cosmic High Energy Backgrounds
  • Self-Test Questions: AGN Formation and Evolution

5 Videos

  • Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei: General Properties and Classification
  • Unification Models
  • AGN Fueling, Jets and Synchrotron Radiation
  • The Cosmic High Energy Backgrounds
  • AGN Formation and Evolution

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  • Quiz 7

Cosmology: Basics, Expansion

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  • Self-Test Questions: The Expanding Universe
  • Self-Test Questions: Cosmological Models
  • Self-Test Questions: Distances in Cosmology

3 Videos

  • The Expanding Universe
  • Cosmological Models
  • Distances in Cosmology

1 Readings

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The Early Universe, Cosmic Microwave Background

    • 4 Videos
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  • Self-Test Questions: Basic Ideas and the Cosmic Microwave Background
  • Self-Test Questions: The Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
  • Self-Test Questions: The Cosmic Inflation
  • Self-Test Questions: The Very Early Universe

4 Videos

  • Basic Ideas and the Cosmic Microwave Background
  • The Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
  • The Cosmic Inflation
  • The Very Early Universe

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  • Quiz 8

Distance Scale and Age, Cosmological Tests

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  • Self-Test Questions: The Scale of the Universe
  • Self-Test Questions: Distance Indicator Relations
  • Self-Test Questions: Estimating the Age of the Universe
  • Self-Test Questions: Cosmological Tests: An Introduction
  • Self-Test Questions: Supernova Standard Candles
  • Self-Test Questions: Cosmology with the Cosmic Microwave Background

6 Videos

  • The Scale of the Universe
  • Distance Indicator Relations
  • Estimating the Age of the Universe
  • Cosmological Tests: An Introduction
  • Supernova Standard Candles
  • Cosmology with the Cosmic Microwave Background

1 Readings

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Dark Matter and Dark Energy, Concordance Cosmology

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  • Self-Test Questions: Matter and Energy Contents of the Universe
  • Self-Test Questions: Gravitational Lensing: Mapping the Dark Matter
  • Self-Test Questions: The Dark Energy
  • Self-Test Questions: The Cosmic Concordance

4 Videos

  • Matter and Energy Contents of the Universe
  • Gravitational Lensing: Mapping the Dark Matter
  • The Dark Energy
  • The Cosmic Concordance

1 Readings

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  • Final Exam

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Discover "The Evolving Universe," an introductory astronomy course on Coursera. Delve into planetary systems, stars, galaxies, black holes, and the vast universe. Perfect for beginners, this foundational course spans 3960 minutes and offers Starter, Professional, and Paid subscription options. Ideal for those keen on personal development and a deeper understanding of the cosmos.

S. George Djorgovski
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S. George Djorgovski