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About the Course

Learn about the science behind the current exploration of the solar system in this free class. Use principles from physics, chemistry, biology, and geology to understand the latest from Mars, comprehend the outer solar system, ponder planets outside our solar system, and search for habitability in our neighborhood and beyond. This course is generally taught at an advanced level assuming a prior knowledge of undergraduate math and physics, but the majority of the concepts and lectures can be understood without these prerequisites. The quizzes and final exam are designed to make you think critically about the material you have learned rather than to simply make you memorize facts. The class is expected to be challenging but rewarding....

Top reviews

CE

Mar 3, 2020

Learning facilitated by good lecturing, well prepared lectures and excellent quizzes.

Lecturer Mike Brown, enthusiastic about his subject, generous in sharing his knowledge, humorous, and honest.

PK

May 24, 2019

The lectures are engaging and replete with thought provoking material. Professor Brown's in depth knowledge of the field and his passion for planetary science aroused an everlasting curiosity.

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By Richard S

Nov 21, 2020

One of the best online courses I've done. Mike and his colleagues' enthusiasm for the subject is engaging and kept my interest - thank you all.

By Akash C

Jul 30, 2020

It has been such a great journey with instructor Mike Brown... I've learned many new things which will help me to progress... Thanks

By Aryaman T

Jul 28, 2021

The course was great but since the videos were like actual university lectures i found them a bit monotonous.

By Alina M S

Jan 5, 2020

Very good but also very challenging so I often have no clue what is going on

By Joy S

Dec 2, 2019

Fascinating. Super informative.

By Tran P V

May 30, 2023

useuseful & enjoyable

By Varshan r R

Oct 18, 2024

No Certificate

By Damaso V

Mar 10, 2024

Considero que el curso es muy bueno a la vez que muy interesante, pero al no poseer suficientes conocimientos de ingles, tambien he detectado que el sonido era deficiente en muchos casos, por ello he tenido muchas dificultades para poder llegar hasta el final, por lo que no entiendo que una Universidad de tanto prestigio como Caltech, y en California no tenga a nadie que pueda hacer transcripciones adecuadamente los textos hablados por el Profesor Brown, por ello mi calificación no ha sido la que me hubiera gustado aplicar, ya que cuando se ofrece un curso de estas caracteristicas debe estar habierto al Mundo Entero y el mundo habla tambien otros idiomas,

By Adoración S C

Sep 12, 2021

It is difficult to understand the theacher speaking for no english speakers, because he talks very rapidly. The course sometimes is bored because it has a lot of datas and mathematical thinking. Spends so many time whit Mars, but no so much about the rest of planets. Untill lesson 6-7, the course has very difficult exams with tests for choosing betwen more than 10 options (4-5 is a lot, so 10 is so so much). Finaly, the course becomes better at the second part, from 6 to 10 lesson, more or less. Thank you.

By MrTascat

Sep 5, 2022

the content and what I learned was great. The transcripts were a real challenge requiring major editing to make sense. The quizes really required to get into Mikes head on the way he thinks which tended to overide what really was to be learnt

By CRAN

Feb 23, 2021

Le cours est intéressant . Il manque cependant de supports pédagogiques. Les autres cours Coursera ont plus de slides explicatifs.

By Vinod M

Apr 16, 2020

This course is very informative but there's need to have animated explanation for most of concepts.

By Basant A

Apr 1, 2020

he makes us unbelieve in our selves ....

By Tom O

Jun 19, 2023

Is this a Joke?