SK
Jul 30, 2020
i love this course, everything from knowledge to the visual and scientific data, this course amazed me.
i thanking to all the person in this course to sharing this knowledge in such an amazing way
YD
Jan 1, 2021
The course was very interesting . I loved that the expainations used references to known movies and TV shows, it made the more entartaining and made me try to use the formulas I learned in real life.
By João M
•Dec 4, 2020
Great course!
By Amit K P
•Nov 14, 2020
its very good
By Hany h A
•Sep 18, 2022
nice course
By Nec P
•Dec 7, 2020
I loved it!
By Thaslima s h
•Nov 25, 2020
Amazing!!!!
By Nehal p
•Jul 2, 2020
excellent .
By ABDULRAHEEM A B A
•Sep 16, 2023
Thank you
By John S
•Jul 1, 2021
excellent
By Will F
•Jan 4, 2024
Very Good
By Suni S
•Oct 20, 2023
Educative
By ELMER M P
•Oct 31, 2021
thank you
By Pierpaolo Z
•Dec 5, 2020
excellent
By Deleted A
•Jul 26, 2020
Good Job!
By Aneep K
•Dec 28, 2022
AWESOME
By Bülent Ü
•Feb 20, 2021
perfect
By SANTOSHBALAJI R
•Jun 16, 2020
wooooow
By abbassareini
•Aug 19, 2023
10/10
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By Shauna B
•Apr 23, 2022
I really enjoyed this course. While it needed a sustained and focussed effort, I found it more and more interesting as I went along, at my own pace. I have a degree in Chemistry so had done some Physics in University, which helped. I might not recommend it to folks who didn't have some higher math, as that helped me immensely. Some of the equations I'd seen before (like Planck's and time dilation) and I'm comfortable with scientific notation. But that won't be true for everyone. Perhaps a little side unit to help people grapple with formula math and test their skills? A little cheat sheet they could revisit as they plowed into the more complex formulas?
I've always been intrigued by black holes and the course made me even more interested in: how we've observed them (gravitational radiation and pulsar timing arrays are way cool BTW) as well the different black holes in our galaxy and universe. The use of analogies was great (a lot of food involved) and helped with the more mind-bending concepts. In a way, your intellects bent my mind the way that black holes bend light! It was a fun journey and I appreciate all the thought and effort that clearly went into this course. Not to mention the cumulative knowledge of the team of presenters and the guest speakers. Impressive. Thanks very much.
I'll be looking to see if there are similar courses on astronomy. I've taken 3 courses from the U of A (Dinos, Bugs, and Black Holes) - all of the 101 type. Each and every one has been excellent. Thank you for making higher education generally accessible - it has been a mental lifesaver.
By Miranda H
•Jan 5, 2019
Very interesting course. Between the colourful backgrounds of the speakers, simple imagery and the food analogies, they made astronomical theories and evidence much easier to understand for those who do not come from a physics background. Perhaps minor issues here and there with sound and when the speaker was not looking directly at the screen it could be a little off-putting, but other than that, it was an amazing course. I come from a biological sciences background (specifically health sciences) and I found this quite easy to understand. Tests were also fair as they were based on theories and confirmed evidence rather than equations, and weren't too difficult if you paid attention to the videos. Even if you didn't 100% understand a concept, the images presented to you stick quite well in your mind to the point you are able to answer the test questions easier. Coming out of this, I now have a greater understanding of some of the greatest physics concepts from Newton, Einstein, and so on. I have also expanded my knowledge of astronomy and the universe, as I have been studying it since I was a little girl, but was unfortunately able to pursue it due to my strong dislike for physics (you know, boring plain Earth physics). This helped me to continue on my passion for astronomy while also avoiding those icky physics courses. Thanks to the UofA and their group of astronomers for putting this together for anyone needing their astronomy fix.
By Janice a W
•Feb 4, 2022
This was an excellent course. I knew nothing about physics, astronomy or Black Holes. The course kept me engaged. and I feel I have a much greater understanding. I took this course so I could understand some of the discussions that would happen as the James Webb Telescope starts to send info back to us. I have way more vocabulary than I did 4 weeks ago. Thank you to the University of Alberta for another fabulous course. I took this course in conjunction with Class Central and found that CC helped keep me focused and on task. It was wonderful when Dr Sharon joined us for a live session and one of the Astrophysicists from the Greenland Radio Telescope joined us. This was very exciting for me!!