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THE UNIVERSE to YOUR COMPUTER Or “A Hitchhikers Guide to Learning the Galaxy for Free THE UNIVERSE TO YOUR COMPUTER Or “A Hitchhikers Guide to learning the galaxy for free. .” YOU TOO CAN BE A GREAT MIND! THE MENU • There is an extensive array of online educational resources for the budding or accomplished astronomer. • Astronomy • Astrophysics • Cosmology • Radio Astronomy • Astrobiology • Space Exploration • Etc. • CAVEAT – The internet is not under configuration management and stuff might disappear (in a great big bag) at any time . THE DELIVERY MODELS • All these are available online (as of 16 Nov 2020) • Some are self-paced (download as you want them) • Some are scheduled (available at a scheduled date/time once a semester or once a year - presumably live streamed from the lecture) • Some are “archived” (not clear what this actually means . .) • Some are supported by downloadable reference material – particularly the one from MIT! • Ages from kids (~8yrs) and upwards THE PROVIDERS RUTGERS EPFLx (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) THE DURATION • Podcasts (not listed in this presentation) – 3 minutes to several hours • TED Talks (not listed in this presentation) – 3 minutes to 20+ mins • Interesting snippets (some listed here) – about 1 hour • Short courses (some listed here) – 3 weeks to ~3 months of 4 to 8 hours per week • Long courses (some listed here) – 3 to ~6 months of 4 to 8 hours per week THE EDUCATIONAL MODEL • Models vary as one or more of the following- • Free stuff on line for intellectual stimulation and general learning • Some require an enrolment process • +$pay for a completion certificate (something to hang on the wall) • +$pay to do the exercises and assignments (a kind of self flagellation) • +$pay to have them marked (a genuine assessment to see how well you are actually doing) • +$pay to sit the exam, have it marked and receive a qualification if you pass (just like at university!) • Also webpodintercasts and Edward Speaks (TED Talks) which are more numerous than stars in a nebular . THE COMPREHENSIVE PROVIDERS • Comprehensive providers (my terminology) have a large number and a few have downloadable reference material as well A FEW EXAMPLES • Astronomy 101 – Penn State University • https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/astronomy-001/id430629972?mt=10 • Particle Physics of the Early Universe - MIT • https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-962-general-relativity-spring-2020/ # Course name Provider Web Address Presenter Duration Certificate? X'tras (hh:mm) 1 Astrobiology and Stanford https://www.yout Lynn Rothschild 01:16 No Space Exploration ube.com/watch?v =zBuW-odYWy4 2 Astronomy 101 Penn State https://itunes.app Scott Miller, 00:59 No • Star Stuff (general info only) University le.com/us/itunes- Mercedes u/astronomy- Richards & 001/id430629972? Stephen Redman mt=10 Exploring Black MIT https://ocw.mit.e Edmund 06:40 No Holes: General du/courses/physic Bertschinge Relativity & s/8-224-exploring- Astrophysics black-holes- 3 general-relativity- • https://tunein.com/podcasts/Exploration/StarStuff-p1200/ astrophysics- spring-2003/ Frontiers and Yale https://www.yout Charles Bailyn 24 x 45:00 No Controversies in ube.com/playlist? 4 Astrophysics list=PLD1515420F4 E601A4&feature= plcp Introduction to UC Berkeley https://archive.or Joshua Bloom 01:22 No Astrophysics g/details/Astrono (audio) my_7B_001_Spring 5 • Space Nuts (geneal info only) _2010_UC_Berkele y_Introduction_to _Astrophysics Introduction to UC Berkeley https://itunes.app James Bullock 14 x 01:00 No PPT slides; Cosmology le.com/us/course/ Homework + 6 introduction-to- solutions cosmology/id5163 49888 • https://spacenutspodcast.com/ Introduction to UC Berkeley https://archive.or Alex Filippenko 41 x 00:50 No General g/details/Astro_C (audio) Astronomy 10_LS_C70U_Fall_2 006_UC_Berkeley/ Astro_C10_LS_C70 7 U_Fall_2006_UC_B erkeley_Lecture_0 1_A_Grand_Tour_ of_the_Cosmos_1 5815.mp3 Life in the Ohio State http://www.astro Richard pogge 44 x 45:00 No 5 Units, 44 • And big long spreadsheet list for you to search Universe nomy.ohio- (audio) lectures in 8 state.edu/~pogge total on /Ast141/#lectures audio with PPT slides Survey of Missouri State https://www.yout Becky Baker 29 x 40:00 No 29 video Astronomy ube.com/playlist? lectures 9 list=PLdLiRaajwSX RYPwqLkyZCm761 9qtzjwBI The Royal institution https://www.ope Carl Sagan 6 x 1:00:00 No 6 video Planets (Christmas nculture.com/201 lectures Lectures for Kids 2/08/carl_sagan_p from 1977 10 resents_six_lectur (Dr Carl is es_on_exploring_ looking very mars.html young!) Astronomy: University of https://www.cour Chris Impey 11 x 60:00 $ Yes Full uni Exploring Time Arizona sera.org/learn/ast course. and Space ro?ranMID=40328 Enrolment &ranEAID=Cu8bOe required but PBZBg&ranSiteID= this is free Cu8bOePBZBg- .REAdCDfZ608vkLr h2eEKw&siteID=C 11 u8bOePBZBg- .REAdCDfZ608vkLr h2eEKw&utm_con tent=10&utm_me dium=partners&ut m_source=linksha re&utm_campaign =Cu8bOePBZBg THE MAJOR SEARCH WEB SITES • These two will point you to many other source providers • Coursera • edX • MIT OpenCourseWare (does it all on its own!) THE LAST WORD • These courses/sources/resources have been found using the following key word searches:- • Astronomy • Astrophysics • Cosmology • Exobiology • Astrobiology • There are other interesting looking courses (and sites) whose title or categorisation did not include these key words • There are some courses (notably from ANU) that are available for a modest fee from AUS$16 (see https://www.udemy.com/). Others range up to full degree qualification for a whole lot more! # Course name Provider Web Address Presenter Duration Certificate? X'tras (hh:mm) 1 Astrobiology and Space Stanford https://www.youtube.com/wa Lynn Rothschild 1:16 No Exploration tch?v=zBuW-odYWy4 2 Astronomy 101 Penn State https://itunes.apple.com/us/it Scott Miller, 0:59 No University unes-u/astronomy- Mercedes Richards 001/id430629972?mt=10 & Stephen Redman Exploring Black Holes: MIT https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/ Edmund 6:40 No General Relativity & physics/8-224-exploring-black- Bertschinge 3 Astrophysics holes-general-relativity- astrophysics-spring-2003/ Frontiers and Yale https://www.youtube.com/pl Charles Bailyn 24 x 45:00 No Controversies in aylist?list=PLD1515420F4E601 4 Astrophysics A4&feature=plcp Introduction to UC Berkeley https://archive.org/details/Ast Joshua Bloom 01:22 No Astrophysics ronomy_7B_001_Spring_2010 (audio) 5 _UC_Berkeley_Introduction_to _Astrophysics Introduction to UC Berkeley https://itunes.apple.com/us/c James Bullock 14 x 01:00 No PPT slides; 6 Cosmology ourse/introduction-to- Homework + cosmology/id516349888 solutions Introduction to General UC Berkeley https://archive.org/details/Astr Alex Filippenko 41 x 00:50 No Astronomy o_C10_LS_C70U_Fall_2006_UC (audio) _Berkeley/Astro_C10_LS_C70U _Fall_2006_UC_Berkeley_Lectu 7 re_01_A_Grand_Tour_of_the_ Cosmos_15815.mp3 Life in the Universe Ohio State http://www.astronomy.ohio- Richard pogge 44 x 45:00 No 5 Units, 44 lectures state.edu/~pogge/Ast141/#lec (audio) in total on audio 8 tures with PPT slides Survey of Astronomy Missouri State https://www.youtube.com/pl Becky Baker 29 x 40:00 No 29 video lectures 9 aylist?list=PLdLiRaajwSXRYPw qLkyZCm7619qtzjwBI The Planets (Christmas Royal institution https://www.openculture.com Carl Sagan 6 x 1:00:00 No 6 video lectures from Lectures for Kids /2012/08/carl_sagan_presents 1977 (Dr Carl is 10 _six_lectures_on_exploring_m looking very young!) ars.html Astronomy: Exploring University of https://www.coursera.org/lear Chris Impey 11 x 60:00 $ Yes Full uni course. Time and Space Arizona n/astro?ranMID=40328&ranEAI Enrolment required D=Cu8bOePBZBg&ranSiteID=Cu but this is free 8bOePBZBg- .REAdCDfZ608vkLrh2eEKw&site ID=Cu8bOePBZBg- 11 .REAdCDfZ608vkLrh2eEKw&ut m_content=10&utm_medium= partners&utm_source=linkshar e&utm_campaign=Cu8bOePBZ Bg Data-driven Astronomy The University of https://www.coursera.org/lea Tara Murphy Simon 24:00:00 $ Yes Full uni course. Sydney rn/data-driven- Murphy Enrolment required astronomy?ranMID=40328&ra but this is free nEAID=Cu8bOePBZBg&ranSiteI D=Cu8bOePBZBg- qsFuGZCXoQfHFLuTkqYNTA&si 12 teID=Cu8bOePBZBg- qsFuGZCXoQfHFLuTkqYNTA&u tm_content=10&utm_medium =partners&utm_source=linksh are&utm_campaign=Cu8bOeP BZBg Confronting The Big University of https://www.coursera.org/lea Adam Frank 11:00 $ Yes Full uni course. Questions: Highlights of Rochester rn/astronomy?ranMID=40328 Enrolment required Modern Astronomy &ranEAID=Cu8bOePBZBg&ran but this is free SiteID=Cu8bOePBZBg- cVbEWEevfH7sU7_W9pBH6Q &siteID=Cu8bOePBZBg- 13 cVbEWEevfH7sU7_W9pBH6Q &utm_content=10&utm_medi um=partners&utm_source=lin kshare&utm_campaign=Cu8bO ePBZBg The Radio Sky I: Science EPFL École https://www.edx.org/course/r Vasileios 7 weeks at $ Yes Instructor-led on a and Observations polytechnique adio-sky-1 ANGELOPOULOS, 3 - 4 hrs course schedule. fédérale de Frédéric COURBIN, per week (Archived) 14 Lausanne Griffin FOSTER, Jean- Paul KNEIB Astrophysics: Cosmology ANU https://www.edx.org/course/ Brian Schmidt, Paul 10 weeks $ Yes Self-paced on your astrophysics-cosmology Francis at 2 - 4 time 15 hours per week Astrophysics: The Violent ANU https://www.edx.org/course/ Brian Schmidt, Paul 11 weeks $ Yes Self-paced on your Universe astrophysics-the-violent- Francis at 2 - 4 time 16 universe hours per week Super-Earths and Life Harvard https://www.edx.org/course/s Dimitar Sasselov 15 weeks 3 $ Yes Self-paced on your 17 uper-earths-and-life - 5 hours time (Archived) per week Introduction to EPFL École https://www.edx.org/course/i Frédéric COURBIN, 7 weeks 3 - $ Yes Self paced on your Astrophysics polytechnique ntroduction-to-astrophysics
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