<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>
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 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
