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Last updated on 30 Mar '25

Caltech Overview

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About Caltech
Types of Courses Offered By Caltech
Popular Courses on Caltech
List of Caltech Instructors
Caltech Student Reviews

About Caltech

Caltech is a university that offers courses in both offline and online modes. Beyond its on-campus programmes, Caltech provides a range of free online courses in different subjects that can be audited. Students also have the option to enrol for a verified certificate for a fee. These online courses cover areas such as AI, ChatGPT, Python, and software engineering, as listed in the MOOCs section on the official website. Additionally, Caltech has partnered with edX and Coursera to reach students and learners across the globe as guides for career paths and online degree programmes.

Provider Name	Caltech
Established In	1891
Official Website	https://onlineeducation.caltech.edu/
Founded By	Amos G. Throop
Popular Courses	Pricing Options with Mathematical Models The Science of the Solar System The Evolving Universe Getting started with cryo-EM

Caltech offers two broad types of online courses mainly as MOOCs. More details have been provided in the following table:

Types of Courses	About these Courses
MOOCs on Coursera	Many Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are available on Coursera that come with features including videos and transcripts, automatically graded quizzes and assignments. Courses such as Pricing Options with Mathematical Models, Getting Started with cryo-EM and Caltech-JPL Summer School on Big Data Analytics are offered by Caltech in collaboration with Coursera.
MOOCs on edX	MOOCs such as Principles of Economics with Calculus, Quantum Cryptography and Pricing Options with Mathematical Models are offered by Caltech in collaboration with edX. These courses are instructor-led and come with the feature of discussion forums, large-scale peer reviews and self-test questions.
YouTube	Caltech also offers courses on YouTube so that a larger set of audience can be reached. Courses include Ph2a (introductory course on Vibrations and Waves), Learning from Data (introductory course on Machine Learning), Circuits and Systems (covers circuit and system theories fundamentals) and Analog Circuit Design. All these courses are available on demand.

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Popular Courses on Caltech

Course Name	Course Description
Pricing Options with Mathematical Models	This course will cover topics related to options and financial derivatives, their functions as well as their role in risk management. Students will learn about the probabilistic and martingale approach. They will also learn about modelling of interest rates and fixed income derivatives.
The Science of the Solar System	The course is useful for those who want to learn the implementation of chemistry, biology, geology and physics principles to learn about the outer solar system. Those who have the prior knowledge of undergraduate math and physics are suitable for this course.
The Evolving Universe	The course explains how the evolution of universe tool place. Along with that, the various aspects of astronomy, cosmology and astrophysics will also be covered in this case. Students will learn all about universe from beginning to potential future developments.
Getting started with cryo-EM	The fundamental principle of cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) will be discussed in this course starting from the basic anatomy of electron microscope, Fourier transforms and image formation principles. Further, sample preparation issue, data collection strategies and image processing workflows will be discussed in this course.

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List of Caltech Instructors

Caltech has highly qualified instructors who are sharing their knowledge and experience with students globally through different platforms. Here is a list of instructors at Caltech:

List of Instructors	About the Instructors at Caltech
Frank Porter	He is a physics professor at Caltech who is working on high-energy physics. Currently, he is the instructor of an online course called Vibrations and Waves. Many other courses include both undergraduate and graduate-level courses on classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, electrodynamics, mathematical methods of Physics and particle physics.
Ashmeet Singh	He is a theoretical physicist who is training students across the globe through online platforms such as Coursera, YouTube and edX. Ashmeet Singh is a recitation instructor who indulges in topics including Vibrations and Waves, Classical Mechanics, Special Relativity, Electromagnetism and Statistical Mechanics & Thermodynamics. He has been awarded the 2018 ASCIT Excellence in Teaching Award by the Associated Students of the California Institute of Technology.