Les infos clés
En résumé
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. The quizzes and final exam are designed to make you think critically about the material you have learned rather than to simply make you memorize facts. The class is expected to be challenging but rewarding.
Le programme
- Week 1 - Unit 1: Water on Mars (week 1)
- Week 2 - Unit 1: Water on Mars (week 2)
- Week 3 - Unit 1: Water on Mars (week 3)
- Week 4 - Unit 2: The insides of giant planets (week 1)
- Week 5 - Unit 2: The insides of giant planets (week 2)
- Week 6 - Unit 3: Big questions from small bodies (week 1)
- Week 7 - Unit 3: Big questions from small bodies (week 2)
- Week 8 - Unit 4: Life in the solar system (week 1)
- Week 9 - Unit 4: Life in the solar system and beyond (week 2)
- Week 10 - Final exam
Les intervenants
Mike Brown
Professor
Planetary Astronomy
Le concepteur

La plateforme

Coursera est une entreprise numérique proposant des formations en ligne ouverte à tous fondée par les professeurs d'informatique Andrew Ng et Daphne Koller de l'université Stanford, située à Mountain View, Californie.
Ce qui la différencie le plus des autres plateformes MOOC, c'est qu'elle travaille qu'avec les meilleures universités et organisations mondiales et diffuse leurs contenus sur le web.

Difficile d'imaginer mieux. Un cours génial par Mike Brown en personne. 20/20, sans hésiter.