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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 Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space is an online certification course offered by the University of Arizona. The online course will help the learners to develop an understanding of astronomy and its concepts in it. Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space Certification is meant for beginner-level learners. The learners can complete this course within around 43 hours.

Provided by Coursera, the Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space Certification Syllabus will enable the learners to get familiar with modern astronomy, especially the concepts related to time and space and the latest astronomical discoveries. After the Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space Certification Course, Coursera will confer the learners with a certificate of compilation. The students can either purchase the Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space Certification by Coursera by paying the fee and getting certified or can access the course materials free of cost without the certification.

The Highlights

Provided by Coursera
Offered by the University of Arizona
Flexible Deadlines
Beginner Level Course
Shareable Certificate
Financial Aid Available
Self-Paced Learning Option
100% Online Course
Around 43 Hours to Complete

Programme Offerings

English videos with multiple subtitles
BeginnerLevel courses
Shareable Certificate
Financial aid available

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 2289	yes	Coursera

Coursera provides two options for the learners to enroll in the online course. They can purchase the course by paying the Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space Certification Fees and get hold of the certificate after the completion of the course. Otherwise, they can access the course materials without paying the fee; but, the learners will not be awarded the certificate of completion.

Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space Fee Structure

Name of the Course	Fee Details
Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space	INR 2,289

What you will learn

Knowledge of Astronomy

After the completion of Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space Training, the candidates can make a deep understanding of the following topics:

Solar Systems
Theory Of Relativity
Chemistry
Astrobiology

Who it is for

PhysicistAstronomerAstronaut

The Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space Classes is highly recommended for professionals such as Astronomer, Astronaut, and Physicists.

Admission Details

Step 1 - The learners are required to register and sign up on https://www.coursera.org/ to get the courses provided on Coursera.

Step 2 - After activating the Coursera account, the learner can sign in.

Step 3 - Then, the learners find the courses offered by the University of Arizona.

Step 4 - Search and find the course ‘Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space’ in the list and choose the course link.

Step 5- Then, the course page will be shown on the screen. Now, the learner can start taking the online course by choosing the option ‘enrol’ by paying the fee prescribed by Coursera.

The Syllabus

Videos

Welcome Video
Prof. Impey's Science Learning Survey Invitation

Readings

About the course
About us
Social media
Syllabus
Grading policy
Course Participation and Motivation Survey

Practice Exercise

Survey Verification "Quiz"

Videos

Science and History Introduction
Vision
Discovery
Imagination
Reasoning
Uncertainty and Measurements
Causation and Correlation
Evidence
Scientific Method
Information
Ancient Astronomy
Calendars
Lunar Cultural Connections
Greek Science
Copernican Revolution
Kepler
Galileo
Copernican Vindication

Readings

Lesson one overview
Lecture slide .pdfs
Supplementary materials

Practice Exercises

Science and History Quiz A
Science and History Quiz B

Videos

Night Sky Introduction
The Naked Eye
Daily Motion
Annual Motion
The Moon
Eclipses
The Planets

Readings

Lesson two overview
Lecture slide .pdfs
Supplementary materials

Practice Exercise

Night Sky Quiz

Videos

Tools of Astronomy Introduction
Telescopes
Observing Limitations
Observing Solutions
Adaptive Optics
Interferometers
Detectors
Space Astronomy
Hubble Space Telescope
Hubble Images
Hubble Space Telescope Service Missions
Big Glass
Invisible Waves
Beyond Vision
Gravitational Waves
An Update on Gravitational Waves
Frontiers

Readings

Lesson three overview
Lecture slide .pdfs
Supplementary materials

Practice Exercise

Tools for Astronomy Quiz A
Tools for Astronomy Quiz B

Videos

Matter and Radiation Introduction
Unity
Atoms
Substructure
The Higgs Boson
Forces
Forms of Energy
Light
Radiation
Chemistry
Spectra
Heat Energy
Mass Energy
Gravity
Gravity and Space-time
Relativity

Readings

Lesson four overview
Lecture slide .pdfs
Supplementary materials

Practice Exercises

Matter and Radiation Quiz A
Matter and Radiation Quiz B

Videos

Solar System Introduction
Formation
Comparisons
Inner Planets
Mars
Mars and Water
Mars Up Close
Future Mars
Jovian Planets
Outer Regions
Solar System Satellites
Titan
Water Worlds
Small Bodies
Space Exploration Introduction
Mastering Space
The Role of NASA
Commercial Sector
Future Technology

Readings

Lesson five overview
Lecture slide .pdfs
Supplementary materials

Practice Exercises

Solar System Quiz A
Solar System Quiz B
Space Exploration Quiz

Videos

Exoplanets Introduction
Exoplanets
Detection and Imaging
Doppler
Transits
Characterizing Exoplanets
Earths
Kepler
Habitable Zones
Biomarkers
Habitable Worlds Update

Readings

Lesson six overview
Lecture slide .pdfs
Supplementary materials

Practice Exercise

Extrasolar Planets Quiz

Videos

Star Birth and Death Introduction
Stars and Life
Star Formation
The Sun
Properties of Stars
Stellar Evolution
Nucleosynthesis in Low-mass Stars
Nucleosynthesis in High-mass Stars
Late Stages of Evolution
Supernovae
Pulsars
Black Holes
Testing Gravity

Readings

Lesson seven overview
Lecture slide .pdfs
Supplementary materials

Practice Exercises

Stars Quiz A
Stars Quiz B

Videos

Galaxies Introduction
Milky Way
Mass and Motions
Dark Matter
Evidence for Dark Matter
The Galactic Center
Properties of Galaxies
When Galaxies Collide
Galaxy Distances
Large Scale Structure
Structure Formation
Active Galaxies
Quasars
Cosmic Expansion
Dark Energy

Readings

Lesson eight overview
Lecture slide .pdfs
Supplementary materials

Practice Exercises

Galaxies Quiz A
Galaxies Quiz B
Activity no. 1, "Galaxy Zoo"

Videos

Cosmology Introduction
Scales of Space
Olbers Paradox
Old Light and Lookback Time
Contents of the Universe
Cosmology
Microwave Background
Big Bang
Unification
Early Universe
Present and Future
The Multiverse: Quantum Genesis
The Multiverse: Brane Theory

Readings

Lesson nine overview
Lecture slide .pdfs
Supplementary materials

Practice Exercise

Cosmology Quiz

Videos

Astrobiology Introduction
Biology
The Unity of Life
Extremophiles
Exobiology
The Origin of Life
The Evolution of Life
The Nature of Intelligence
Weird Life
Companionship
Drake Equation
Communication
Fermi Question
Life as Computation
The Simulation Hypothesis

Readings

Lesson ten overview
Lecture slide .pdfs
Supplementary materials

Practice Exercises

Astrobiology Quiz A
Astrobiology Quiz B
Activity no. 2, "Observing Project"

Instructors

The University of Arizona, Tucson Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: In which duration the learners can complete the Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space Online Course?

The learners can complete the online course within 43 hours.

2: Who are tutors of the Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space Online Certification?

The online programme is tutored by Chris Impey who is a professor at the University of Arizona.

3: Which university is offering the onion certificate programme?

The online certification is offered by the University of Arizona.

4: In which languages the subtitles are avail for the course content?

The course provides the subtitles for the course content in the languages of Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, and Spanish.

5: In which mode the Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space Online Certification is offered?

The online course is offered completely in online mode and the learners can decide the deadline as per their schedule.