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The Joy of Science

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Course Description

Overview

<p>Get an integrated understanding of all of science in this mind-expanding course that weaves together biology, physics, astronomy, chemistry, Earth sciences, and more!</p>

Syllabus

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  • 01: The Nature of Science
  • 02: The Scientific Method
  • 03: The Ordered Universe
  • 04: Celestial and Terrestrial Mechanics
  • 05: Newton's Laws of Motion
  • 06: Universal Gravitation
  • 07: The Nature of Energy
  • 08: The First Law of Thermodynamics
  • 09: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
  • 10: Entropy
  • 11: Magnetism and Static Electricity
  • 12: Electricity
  • 13: Electromagnetism
  • 14: The Electromagnetic Spectrum, Part I
  • 15: The Electromagnetic Spectrum, Part II
  • 16: Relativity
  • 17: Atoms
  • 18: The Bohr Atom
  • 19: The Quantum World
  • 20: The Periodic Table of the Elements
  • 21: Introduction to Chemistry
  • 22: The Chemistry of Carbon
  • 23: States of Matter and Changes of State
  • 24: Phase Transformations and Chemical Reactions
  • 25: Properties of Materials
  • 26: Semiconductors and Modern Microelectronics
  • 27: Isotopes and Radioactivity
  • 28: Nuclear Fission and Fusion Reactions
  • 29: Astronomy
  • 30: The Life Cycle of Stars
  • 31: Edwin Hubble and the Discovery of Galaxies
  • 32: The Big Bang
  • 33: The Ultimate Structure of Matter
  • 34: The Nebular Hypothesis
  • 35: The Solar System
  • 36: The Earth as a Planet
  • 37: The Dynamic Earth
  • 38: The Plate Tectonics Revolution
  • 39: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Plate Motions Today
  • 40: Earth Cycles-Water
  • 41: The Atmospheric Cycle
  • 42: The Rock Cycle
  • 43: What Is Life?
  • 44: Strategies of Life
  • 45: Life's Molecular Building Blocks
  • 46: Proteins
  • 47: Cells-The Chemical Factories of Life
  • 48: Gregor Mendel, Founder of Genetics
  • 49: The Discovery of DNA
  • 50: The Genetic Code
  • 51: Reading the Genetic Code
  • 52: Genetic Engineering
  • 53: Cancer and Other Genetic Diseases
  • 54: The Chemical Evolution of Life
  • 55: Biological Evolution-A Unifying Theme of Biology
  • 56: The Fact of Evolution-The Fossil Record
  • 57: Charles Darwin and the Theory of Natural Selection
  • 58: Ecosystems and the Law of Unintended Consequences
  • 59: The Ozone Hole, Acid Rain, and the Greenhouse Effect
  • 60: Science, the Endless Frontier

Taught by

Robert M. Hazen

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