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From the Big Bang to Dark Energy
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 31 hours
  • Course by The University of Tokyo
  • Offered by

About

We have learned a lot recently about how the Universe evolved in 13.7 billion years since the Big Bang. More than 80% of matter in the Universe is mysterious Dark Matter, which made stars and galaxies to form. The newly discovered Higgs-boson became frozen into the Universe a trillionth of a second after the Big Bang and brought order to the Universe. Yet we still do not know how ordinary matter (atoms) survived against total annihilation by Anti-Matter. The expansion of the Universe started acceleration about 7 billion years ago and the Universe is being ripped apart. The culprit is Dark Energy, a mysterious energy multiplying in vacuum. I will present evidence behind these startling discoveries and discuss what we may learn in the near future. This course is offered in English.

Modules

Introduction

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Course Preview
  • Introduction

2 Readings

  • Course Description
  • Syllabus

Revolution of the Earth

    • 2 Videos
    • 3 Assignment
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3 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz 1-1
  • Practice Quiz 1-2
  • Graded Quiz 1-1

2 Videos

  • 1-1 Night and Day, and Four Seasons
  • 1-2 Revolution of the Earth

Understanding Ellipses and Gravity

    • 2 Videos
    • 3 Assignment
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3 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz 1-3
  • Practice Quiz 1-4
  • Graded Quiz 1-2

2 Videos

  • 1-3 Why Elliptic?
  • 1-4 Why Does Everything Fall the Same Way?

Beginning of the Universe Look Far into the Past, and Cosmic Expansion

    • 6 Videos
    • 7 Assignment
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7 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz 1-5
  • Practice Quiz 1-6
  • Practice Quiz 1-7
  • Practice Quiz 1-8
  • Practice Quiz 1-9
  • Practice Quiz 1-10
  • Graded Quiz 1-3

6 Videos

  • 1-5 Beginning of the Universe Look Far into the Past I
  • 1-6 Beginning of the Universe Look Far into the Past II
  • 1-7 Beginning of the Universe Look Far into the Past III
  • 1-8 Beginning of the Universe Look Far into the Past IV
  • 1-9 Beginning of the Universe Look Far into the Past V
  • 1-10 Cosmic Expansion

Optional Challenge 1

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Optional Challenge Problem 1

1 Readings

  • About Optional Challenge Problems

Birth of Elements

    • 5 Videos
    • 6 Assignment
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6 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz 2-1
  • Practice Quiz 2-2
  • Practice Quiz 2-3
  • Practice Quiz 2-4
  • Practice Quiz 2-5
  • Graded Quiz 2-1

5 Videos

  • 2-1 Birth of Elements I
  • 2-2 Birth of Elements II
  • 2-3 Birth of Elements III
  • 2-4 Birth of Elements IV
  • 2-5 Birth of Elements V

Higgs Boson Frozen into the Universe

    • 4 Videos
    • 5 Assignment
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5 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz 2-6
  • Practice Quiz 2-7
  • Practice Quiz 2-8
  • Practice Quiz 2-9
  • Graded Quiz 2-2

4 Videos

  • 2-6 Higgs Boson Frozen into the Universe I
  • 2-7 Higgs Boson Frozen into the Universe II
  • 2-8 Higgs Boson Frozen into the Universe III
  • 2-9 Higgs Boson Frozen into the Universe IV

Power Spectrum & Dark Matter

    • 5 Videos
    • 6 Assignment
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6 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz 3-1
  • Practice Quiz 3-2
  • Practice Quiz 3-3
  • Practice Quiz 3-4
  • Practice Quiz 3-5
  • Graded Quiz 3-1

5 Videos

  • 3-1 Power Spectrum
  • 3-2 Dark Matter I
  • 3-3 Dark Matter II
  • 3-4 Nature of Dark Matter I
  • 3-5 Nature of Dark Matter II

Neutrinos and Anti-Matter

    • 3 Videos
    • 4 Assignment
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4 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz 3-6
  • Practice Quiz 3-7
  • Practice Quiz 3-8
  • Graded Quiz 3-2

3 Videos

  • 3-6 Neutrinos and Anti-Matter I
  • 3-7 Neutrinos and Anti-Matter II
  • 3-8 Neutrinos and Anti-Matter III

Optional Challenge 2

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Optional Challenge Problem 2

1 Readings

  • About Optional Challenge Problems

Inflation and Uncertainty Principle

    • 3 Videos
    • 4 Assignment
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4 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz 4-1
  • Practice Quiz 4-2
  • Practice Quiz 4-3
  • Graded Quiz 4-1

3 Videos

  • 4-1 Inflation and Uncertainty Principle I (Inflation)
  • 4-2 Inflation and Uncertainty Principle II (Uncertainty Principle I )
  • 4-3 Inflation and Uncertainty Principle III (Uncertainty Principle II )

Dark Energy and Future Observation

    • 4 Videos
    • 5 Assignment
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5 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz 4-4
  • Practice Quiz 4-5
  • Practice Quiz 4-6
  • Practice Quiz 4-7
  • Graded Quiz 4-2

4 Videos

  • 4-4 Fate of the Universe
  • 4-5 Dark Energy
  • 4-6 Big Rip
  • 4-7 Future Observations

Wrap-Up

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • 4-8 Wrap-up

Extra Lecture Series

    • 9 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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9 Videos

  • Extra Lecture 1 Theoretical Discovery of Higgs Boson
  • Extra Lecture 2-1 Discovery of Neutrino Oscillations and Neutrino Mass I
  • Extra Lecture 2-2 Discovery of Neutrino Oscillations and Neutrino Mass II
  • Extra Lecture 3-1 Discovery of Gravitational Waves I
  • Extra Lecture 3-2 Discovery of Gravitational Waves II
  • Extra Lecture 3-3 Discovery of Gravitational Waves III
  • Extra Lecture 3-4 Discovery of Gravitational Waves IV
  • Extra Lecture 4-1 Theoretical Foundation of Black Hole
  • Extra Lecture 4-2 Observational Evidence of Black Hole

1 Readings

  • Introduction

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Explore the evolution of the Universe over 13.8 billion years in the Coursera course "From the Big Bang to Dark Energy." Led by an expert instructor, delve into topics such as Dark Matter, the Higgs-boson, and Dark Energy. Ideal for science enthusiasts, the foundational course spans 1860 minutes and offers Starter and Professional subscription options. Join to uncover the mysteries of our cosmos and gain insights into recent and future astronomical discoveries.

Hitoshi Murayama
Instructor

Hitoshi Murayama