Rice University Courses

Finance for Non-Finance Professionals

2684 ratings at Coursera

Explore financial decision-making essentials, from valuation and capital budgeting to cash flow analysis and cost of capital, gaining practical insights applicable to various business contexts.

• Coursera
• 13 hours 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Distributed Programming in Java

492 ratings at Coursera

Learn fundamental concepts of distributed programming in Java 8, including Hadoop, Spark, Sockets, RMI, and MPI. Gain hands-on experience through mini-projects and learn to integrate multicore and distributed parallelism.

• Coursera
• 17 hours 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Concurrent Programming in Java

657 ratings at Coursera

Learn fundamental concepts of concurrent programming in Java 8, including threads, locks, critical sections, atomic variables, isolation, actors, optimistic concurrency, and concurrent collections. Gain hands-on experience through mini-projects.

• Coursera
• 18 hours 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Physics 101 - Forces and Kinematics

160 ratings at Coursera

Comprehensive introduction to physics of force and motion, covering kinematics and Newton's laws. Includes video lectures, quizzes, and problem-solving practice using mathematical tools.

• Coursera
• 1 day 5 hours 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

AP® Physics 1 - Part 2: Rotational Motion

1 review

The second of four courses in a dynamic, comprehensive series that provides a solid base in introductory physics and helps prepare you for the AP Physics 1 Exam. Free textbook included!

• edX
• 4 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

AP® Physics 1 - Part 3: Electricity & Waves

1 review

The third of four courses in a dynamic, comprehensive series that provides a solid base in introductory physics and helps prepare you for the AP Physics 1 Exam. Free textbook included!

• edX
• 4 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

AP® Physics 2 - Part 1: Fluids and Thermodynamics

1 review

The first course in a comprehensive series designed to prepare you for the AP Physics 2 exam, focusing on thermodynamics and fluids.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Physics 102 - AC Circuits and Maxwell's Equations

19 ratings at Coursera

Explore AC circuits, impedance, and magnetism through lectures, quizzes, and problem-solving. Gain a solid foundation in electricity and magnetism principles applicable to advanced physics studies.

• Coursera
• 18 hours 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Small Business Entrepreneurship: Marketing a Business

1 review

Develop effective marketing strategies for small businesses with hands-on tools, audience analysis, and practical planning techniques from industry experts at Rice Business.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Proteins: Biology's Workforce

1 review

Learn how the protein you eat keeps you alive and healthy by powering key functions from metabolism to DNA replication.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Parallel Programming in Java

1212 ratings at Coursera

Learn fundamental concepts of parallel programming in Java 8, including task parallelism, functional parallelism, loop parallelism, and dataflow synchronization. Gain hands-on experience with popular frameworks like ForkJoin and Stream.

• Coursera
• 19 hours 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Medicine in the Digital Age

1 review

The future of healthcare is connected, patient-centered, mobile and social. Are you prepared for what lies ahead?

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

AP® Biology - Part 4: Ecology

1 review

The fourth course in a comprehensive series designed to prepare you for the AP Biology exam, focusing on ecology.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

AP® Biology - Part 3: Evolution and Diversity

1 review

The third course in a comprehensive series designed to prepare you for the AP Biology exam, focusing on evolution and diversity.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

AP® Environmental Science - Part 2: Populations

1 review

The second course in a four part, comprehensive series designed to prepare you for the AP Environmental Science exam, focusing on populations and sustainability.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)