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.
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加州理工学院
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1完成時間為 3 小時
Week 1
Welcome to The Evolving Universe!
7 個視頻 （總計 90 分鐘）, 2 個閱讀材料, 7 個測驗
7 個視頻
Welcome1分鐘
The Oldest Science6分鐘
Astronomy as a Science12分鐘
Messengers from the Universe21分鐘
Distances and Scales18分鐘
Kepler's Laws, Newton's Laws, and Dynamics of the Solar System23分鐘
Celestial Coordinate Systems, Time Systems, and Earth Rotation6分鐘
2 個閱讀材料
Lesson Slides10分鐘
Lesson Slides10分鐘
7 個練習
Self-Test Questions: The Oldest Science4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Astronomy as a Science4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Messengers from the Universe4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Distances and Scales4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Kepler's Laws, Newton's Laws, and Dynamics of the Solar System4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Celestial Coordinate Systems, Time Systems, and Earth Rotation4分鐘
Quiz 120分鐘
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2完成時間為 3 小時
Week 2
10 個視頻 （總計 97 分鐘）, 2 個閱讀材料, 11 個測驗
10 個視頻
Geometric Optics, Angular Resolution11分鐘
Detectors (UV, Visible, and IR)9分鐘
Radio Telescopes7分鐘
X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Telescopes6分鐘
Non-Electromagnetic Observations4分鐘
Basics and Kirchoff's Laws11分鐘
The Origin of Spectroscopic Lines12分鐘
Blackbody Radiation and Other Continuum Emission Mechanisms9分鐘
Fluxes and Magnitudes8分鐘
2 個閱讀材料
Lesson Slides10分鐘
Lesson Slides10分鐘
11 個練習
Self-Test Questions: Optical Telescopes (UV, Visible, IR)4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Geometric Optics, Angular Resolution4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Detectors (UV, Visible, IR)4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Radio Telescopes4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Telescopes4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Non-Electromagnetic Observations4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Basics and Kirchoff's Laws4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: The Origin of Spectroscopic Lines4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Blackbody Radiation and Other Continuum Emission Mechanisms4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Fluxes and Magnitudes4分鐘
Quiz 232分鐘
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3完成時間為 3 小時
Week 3
7 個視頻 （總計 87 分鐘）, 2 個閱讀材料, 8 個測驗
7 個視頻
Interstellar Dust: Extinction and Reddening8分鐘
Star Formation17分鐘
Formation of Planetary Systems3分鐘
Contents of the Solar System23分鐘
Formation of the Solar System14分鐘
Planetary Atmospheres4分鐘
2 個閱讀材料
Lesson Slides10分鐘
Lesson Slides10分鐘
8 個練習
Self-Test Questions: Interstellar Medium: General Properties4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Interstellar Dust: Extinction and Reddening4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Star Formation4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Formation of Planetary Systems4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Contents of the Solar System4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Formation of the Solar System4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Planetary Atmospheres4分鐘
Quiz 322分鐘
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4完成時間為 3 小時
Week 4
8 個視頻 （總計 88 分鐘）, 2 個閱讀材料, 9 個測驗
8 個視頻
Searching for Exosolar Planets13分鐘
Studying Other Worlds9分鐘
Life in the Universe9分鐘
Stellar Structure Basics10分鐘
Energy Generation in Stars11分鐘
Energy Transport in Stars3分鐘
The Sun Our Star16分鐘
2 個閱讀材料
Lesson Slides10分鐘
Lesson Slides10分鐘
9 個練習
Self-Test Questions: Thermodynamics of Planets4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Searching for Exosolar Planets4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Studying Other Worlds4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Life in the Universe4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Stellar Structure Basics4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Energy Generation in Stars4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Energy Transport in Stars4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: The Sun Our Star4分鐘
Quiz 420分鐘
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5完成時間為 3 小時
Week 5
8 個視頻 （總計 78 分鐘）, 2 個閱讀材料, 9 個測驗
8 個視頻
Star Clusters: Probes of Stellar Evolution6分鐘
Star Clusters: Probes of Stellar Dynamics8分鐘
The Main Sequence10分鐘
Stellar Evolution After the Main Sequence12分鐘
White Dwarfs and Contact Binaries16分鐘
Supernova Types and Type 1A8分鐘
Core-Collapse Supernovae9分鐘
2 個閱讀材料
Lesson Slides10分鐘
Lesson Slides10分鐘
9 個練習
Self-Test Questions: The HR Diagram4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Star Clusters: Probes of Stellar Evolution4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Star Clusters: Probes of Stellar Dynamics4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: The Main Sequence4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Stellar Evolution After the Main Sequence4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: White Dwarfs and Contact Binaries4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Supernova Types and Type 1A4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Core-Collapse Supernovae4分鐘
Midterm Exam36分鐘
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6完成時間為 3 小時
Week 6
8 個視頻 （總計 83 分鐘）, 2 個閱讀材料, 9 個測驗
8 個視頻
Stellar Black Holes14分鐘
Gamma-Ray Bursts7分鐘
Supermassive Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei7分鐘
The Basic Properties and Components of the Galaxy13分鐘
Galaxy Rotation and the Dark Halo12分鐘
The Origin of Spiral Arms8分鐘
The Local Group of Galaxies5分鐘
2 個閱讀材料
Lesson Slides10分鐘
Lesson Slides10分鐘
9 個練習
Self-Test Questions: Neutron Stars and Pulsars4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Stellar Black Holes4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Gamma-Ray Bursts4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Supermassive Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: The Basic Properties and Components of the Galaxy4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Galaxy Rotation and the Dark Halo4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: The Origin of Spiral Arms4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: The Local Group of Galaxies4分鐘
Quiz 520分鐘
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7完成時間為 3 小時
Week 7
11 個視頻 （總計 84 分鐘）, 2 個閱讀材料, 12 個測驗
11 個視頻
Trends Along the Hubble Sequence and their Origins9分鐘
Galaxy Interactions and Mergers6分鐘
Quantifying Galaxy Properties9分鐘
Galaxy Scaling Relations7分鐘
Galaxy Evolution: The Basics9分鐘
Observations of Galaxy Evolution8分鐘
The Cosmic Star Formation History6分鐘
Cosmic Web: The Intergalactic Medium5分鐘
The Earliest Galaxies7分鐘
Reionization Era: The Cosmic Renaissance3分鐘
2 個閱讀材料
Lesson Slides10分鐘
Lesson Slides10分鐘
12 個練習
Self-Test Questions: Galaxy Morphology and the Hubble Sequence4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Trends Along the Hubble Sequence and Their Origins4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Galaxy Interactions and Mergers4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Quantifying Galaxy Properties4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Galaxy Scaling Relations4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Galaxy Evolution: The Basics4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Observations of Galaxy Evolution4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: The Cosmic Star Formation History4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Cosmic Web: The Intergalactic Medium4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: The Earliest Galaxies4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Reionization Era: The Cosmic Renaissance4分鐘
Quiz 620分鐘
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8完成時間為 3 小時
Week 8
11 個視頻 （總計 104 分鐘）, 2 個閱讀材料, 12 個測驗
11 個視頻
Large Structure11分鐘
Quantifying Large Scale Structure: Galaxy Correlations and Power Spectrum7分鐘
The Large Scale Velocity Field8分鐘
Galaxy Bias and the Evolution of Clustering7分鐘
Structure Formation: The Growth of Density Perturbations11分鐘
Galaxy Clusters10分鐘
Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei: General Properties and Classification14分鐘
Unification Models5分鐘
AGN Fueling, Jets and Synchrotron Radiation11分鐘
The Cosmic High Energy Backgrounds6分鐘
AGN Formation and Evolution9分鐘
2 個閱讀材料
Lesson Slides10分鐘
Lesson Slides10分鐘
12 個練習
Self-Test Questions: Large Structure4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Quantifying Large Scale Structure: Galaxy Correlations and Power Spectrum4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: The Large Scale Velocity Field4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Galaxy Bias and the Evolution of Clustering4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Structure Formation: The Growth of Density Perturbations4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Galaxy Clusters4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei: General Properties and Classification4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Unification Models4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: AGN Fueling, Jets, and Synchrotron Radiation4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: The Cosmic High Energy Backgrounds4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: AGN Formation and Evolution4分鐘
Quiz 724分鐘
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9完成時間為 3 小時
Week 9
7 個視頻 （總計 97 分鐘）, 2 個閱讀材料, 8 個測驗
7 個視頻
Cosmological Models22分鐘
Distances in Cosmology11分鐘
Basic Ideas and the Cosmic Microwave Background17分鐘
The Big Bang Nucleosynthesis8分鐘
The Cosmic Inflation15分鐘
The Very Early Universe7分鐘
2 個閱讀材料
Lesson Slides10分鐘
Lesson Slides10分鐘
8 個練習
Self-Test Questions: The Expanding Universe4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Cosmological Models4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Distances in Cosmology4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Basic Ideas and the Cosmic Microwave Background2分鐘
Self-Test Questions: The Big Bang Nucleosynthesis2分鐘
Self-Test Questions: The Cosmic Inflation2分鐘
Self-Test Questions: The Very Early Universe2分鐘
Quiz 826分鐘
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10完成時間為 3 小時
Week 10
10 個視頻 （總計 67 分鐘）, 2 個閱讀材料, 11 個測驗
10 個視頻
Distance Indicator Relations7分鐘
Estimating the Age of the Universe4分鐘
Cosmological Tests: An Introduction8分鐘
Supernova Standard Candles5分鐘
Cosmology with the Cosmic Microwave Background5分鐘
Matter and Energy Contents of the Universe9分鐘
Gravitational Lensing: Mapping the Dark Matter5分鐘
The Dark Energy7分鐘
The Cosmic Concordance3分鐘
2 個閱讀材料
Lesson Slides10分鐘
Lesson Slides10分鐘
11 個練習
Self-Test Questions: The Scale of the Universe4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Distance Indicator Relations2分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Estimating the Age of the Universe4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Cosmological Tests: An Introduction2分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Supernova Standard Candles4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Cosmology with the Cosmic Microwave Background4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Matter and Energy Contents of the Universe4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: Gravitational Lensing: Mapping the Dark Matter4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: The Dark Energy4分鐘
Self-Test Questions: The Cosmic Concordance2分鐘
Final Exam40分鐘
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To try to compress the universe in only a few lessons is incredibly hard so we can only say this is an introductory course. I hope other courses are developed to explore this subject more deeply.
Wonderful course! A brief introduction to cosmology but with plenty of material to cover. I recommend researching for papers additionally to the material, but you'll need more time than 4 weeks.
講師
S. George Djorgovski
ProfessorAstronomy
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