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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The Confronting The Big Questions: Highlights of Modern Astronomy online course is developed and designed by the University of Rochester and provided by the online education platform Coursera. This online programme is scheduled to be held for four weeks and the candidates will take ten hours in total to complete the course syllabus.
The Confronting The Big Questions: Highlights of Modern Astronomy training is a study about the exploration of the most significant issues associated with the subject of modern astronomy. The convenient teaching done by Professor Adam Frank (Physics and Astronomy) in this programme enables the students of various backgrounds to access the course specifically with the subtitles provided for the course videos provided in English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. The learners can also take their own time to complete the course at a convenient speed in order to balance their busy schedules. The reading exercises, quizzes, and other activities offer the candidates hands-on experience in grasping the concepts and ideas based on the topics covered.
The Highlights
- Online mode
- Ten hours programme
- Flexible deadlines
- Shareable certificate
- Subtitles in five languages
- Independent Learning
- Financial Aid
- Expert guidance
Programme Offerings
- videos
- Readings
- Practice Exercises
- quizzes
- Lecture notes
- Graded Assignments
- tests
- Financial Assistance
- Course materials
- Self paced learning
- Teaching assistants.
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 2435 | yes | Coursera |
The fees for the course Confronting The Big Questions: Highlights of Modern Astronomy is -
| Head | Amount in INR |
| Certificate fees | Rs. 2435 |
Eligibility Criteria
Certificate qualifying details
Coursera provides a course completion certificate to all the candidates who have completed all the ‘Confronting The Big Questions: Highlights of Modern Astronomy’ classes successfully along with the graded assignments and tests.
What you will learn
The ‘Confronting The Big Questions: Highlights of Modern Astronomy’ syllabus includes tracks of the planets in the universe and the life in it, the different aspects of galaxies and stars, and their environments. The students will have an opportunity to learn about the history of the universe, other astronomical principles, and the physics behind the concepts.
Who it is for
The Confronting The Big Questions: Highlights of Modern Astronomy online training is for those interested in learning about facts and principles of astronomy. The course helps to upskill our knowledge of the universe and the planet we live in.
Admission Details
The candidates who wish to apply for the ‘Confronting The Big Questions: Highlights of Modern Astronomy’ course can register for it online through the Coursera website.
Step 1: Get to the course page on the official website of Coursera using the following link.
https://www.coursera.org/learn/astronomy
Step 2: Click on the ‘Enroll For free’ link on the page.
Step 3: Choose between the paid version or the audit option
Step 4: Complete the enrollment.
Application Details
The candidates will have to enter their name and email address to create a Coursera account or can choose to sign in using their Google ID, Facebook ID, or Apple ID.
The Syllabus
Videos
- Introduction
- Scientific Notation
- Our Place in the Cosmos
- Comparative Planetology
- Terrestrial Planets
- Giant Planets
- Gas Vs Ice Giants
- Construction Debris
- Exoplanets
- Understanding Ellipses
- Radial Velocities and the Doppler Shift
- Transiting Planets
- The Habitable Zone
- What Exoplanets Have Taught Us
- Condensation Theory
- Planet Formation
- Basic Chemistry
- DNA and RNA
- Appearance of Life
- Are We Alone?
Readings
- General Overview
- Grading and Logistics
- Syllabus
- About the Professor
- About the Teaching Assistant
- Optional Readings
- Exercises and Activities
- Lecture Notes
Practice exercise
- Week 1 Quiz
Videos
- Stars - Introduction
- Nuclear Fusion
- The Nature of Light
- Quantum Physics
- Measuring Stars
- Forming a Protostar
- Brown Dwarfs And Very Low Mass Stars
- The Structure of a G2 Main Sequence Star
- Solar Magnetic Features
- Red Giants and Planetary Nebulae
- White Dwarfs
- Supernovas and Neutron Stars
- Frames of Reference
- Special Relativity
- General Relativity
- Escape Velocity
- Black Holes
- Journey into a Black Hole
- Answering the Question
Practice exercise
- Week 2 Quiz
Videos
- Galaxies Introduction
- Interstellar Medium
- Galactic Distances
- Climbing the Cosmic Distance Ladder
- Type Ia Supernovae
- Metallicity
- The Milky Way
- The Galactic Disk
- The Stellar Halo and the Bulgy Bar
- The Galactic Center
- Galactic Zoology
- Introduction to Dark Matter
- Types of Active Galactic Nuclei
- Unified Model for AGN
- Galaxy Groups and Clusters
- Superclusters
- Answering the Question
Practice exercise
- Week 3 Quiz
videos
- Introduction
- Hubble’s Law and the Big Bang
- Space-Time and Quantum Fields
- The Standard Model of Particle Physics
- Dark Matter
- In the Beginning
- Phase Transitions in the Early Universe
- BBN and Recombination
- Observational Evidence
- The Beginning of Large Scale Structure
- The Era of Quasars
- Dark Energy and Cosmic Destiny
- The Multiverse
- Recap-History of the Cosmos
- Answering the Question
Practice exercise
- Week 4 Quiz
Instructors
University of Rochester, Rochester Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
This online course on Coursera is offered by the renowned University of Rochester.
The online training can be completed in ten hours.
There is no mandatory prerequisite for the ‘Confronting The Big Questions: Highlights of Modern Astronomy’ certification.
Yes, the course can be accessed for free through the audit option.
Yes, Coursera provides financial aid for the students who can’t afford the course fee hence can apply for financial assistance through the link on the course page.