University of Michigan - Rocket Science in Everyday Life
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Duration | 11 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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- Understand how different satellite systems help support our everyday life, such as weather and GPS satellites
- Understand the difference between asteroids and comets, and describe the ramifications of different sizes of objects encountering the Earth
- Describe how spaceships far away from the Earth can get places, what that should look like, and what forces the people on board would actually feel
- We encounter the results of rocket science all the time; from weather prediction to GPS navigation, rocket science has helped navigate our world in new, innovative ways. Rocket Science in Everyday Life explores innovations in rocket science, including the formation of space agencies, like NASA and the European Space Agency, that work to advance rocket science. Learn how satellites are used to track climate changes across the globe and how rockets have taken us to worlds beyond our own. Examine the scientific motivations and methods for planetary exploration to see beyond our solar system. End the course with some cinematic magic and examine how movies and TV use rocket science to create exciting worlds - even if they don’t always get the science behind it right.
Rocket Science in Everyday Life at Coursera Curriculum
Week 1: The Science Being Conducted by NASA
Welcome to the Rocket Science in Everyday Life Course
Space Agencies Around the World
NASA Structure
Earth Science Satellites
Heliophysics
Syllabus
Help Us Learn More About You!
Optional & Recommended Resources: Get to Know More About The Science being Conducted by NASA
Optional Extra Resources: Science Being Conducted by NASA
Week 1 Quiz: The Science Being Conducted by NASA
Knowledge Check: Space Agencies in the USA and Around the World
Knowledge Check: Earth Science Mission
Meet your Fellow Learners
Week 2: How and Why We Explore Planets
Missions to Mercury
Is There Anybody Out There?
Missions to Venus
Missions to Mars—Part 1
Missions to Mars—Part 2
The Voyagers and the Deep Space Network
Missions to the Outer Planets: Jupiter
Missions to the Outer Planets: Saturn & Pluto
Seeing Beyond Our Solar System
One More Thing for This Week: Why Pluto is Not a Planet
Drag & Drop: Missions to Mercury & Venus
Mission to Mars: Extensive Summary
Optional & Recommended Resource: Get to Know More About Mars
Check your Knowledge on Voyagers, Jupiter, Saturn & Pluto
Optional & Recommended Resource: Get to Know More About How and Why We Explore Planets
Optional Extra Resources: How and Why We Explore Planets
Week 2 Quiz: How and Why We Explore Planets
Knowledge Check: Exploring Mercury, Venus & Mars
Knowledge Check: Exploring Outer Planets & Beyond
Week 3: What Movies Get Right and Wrong About Transportation
Jet Packs: How They Work?
How Much Fuel Does Iron Man Need?
How Teleportation Works
The Millennium Falcon Problem
Gravity in Space
Faster Than Light Travel: Relativity
Time Dilation & Travelling Faster Than Speed of Light
Is it Possible to Travel Faster Than Light?
Interstellar Travel: Is It Possible?
Light Sabers and Blasters
Bonus & Optional
One More Thing for This Week: Best and Worst Sci-Fi Space Battles
Knowledge Check: Relativity, Time Dilation & Travelling Faster Than Speed of Light
Drag the Words: Interstellar Travel
Optional & Recommended Resource: Get to Know More What Movies Get Right and Wrong About Transportation
Optional Extra Resources: What Movies Get Right and Wrong About Transportation
Week 3 Quiz: What Movies Get Right and Wrong About Transportation
Knowledge Check: Jet Packs and Iron Man
Knowledge Check: Teleportation
Knowledge Check: Combat in Space (Millennium Falcon)
Knowledge Check: Light Travel, Sabers, and Blasters
Week 4: What Movies Get Right and Wrong About Destruction
Introduction to Week 4: Raining Destruction From Above!
Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors
Identifying Near Earth Objects (NEOs)
Predicting the Orbits of NEOs
Sizes and Destructive Power of NEOs
Mitigation Strategies in Preventing NEOs
Example of Mitigation Strategies in Preventing NEOs
NASA's Dart Mission
Optional & Bonus
One More Thing for this Week: The Best and Worst Asteroid Destruction in Movies
Course Wrap-Up
Knowledge Check: Identifying Near Earth Objects
Knowledge Check: Mitigation Strategies
Optional & Recommended Resource: Get to Know More About Asteroids and Comets
Optional Extra Resources: What Movies Get Right and Wrong About Destruction
Post-Course Survey
Week 4 Quiz: What Movies Get Right and Wrong About Destruction
Knowledge Check: The Impacts of Asteroids and Comets
Knowledge Check: Preventing Asteroids and Comets (Part 1)
Knowledge Check: Preventing Asteroids and Comets (Part 2)
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