Top Coursera Physics And Astronomy Courses by Reddit Upvotes
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It’s a place where you can find groups of like-minded people. Reddit calls these groups subreddits, and they cover different topics, including niche interests, politics, hobbies, and thousands of other topics people want to talk about.
Since its launch in 2005, the site has become one of the most popular social media sites with millions of monthly active users.
We've conducted analyses to find the best of Coursera from the depths of Reddit. This analysis has been conducted over 2.7 million Reddit upvotes.
Table of Contents
Top Physics And Astronomy courses
Statistical Mechanics In this course you will learn a whole lot of modern physics (classical and quantum) from basic computer École normale supérieure | 5 reddit posts 12 mentions |
Understanding Einstein In this course we will seek to “understand Einstein,” especially focusing on the special theory of Stanford University | 0 reddit posts 14 mentions |
Data-driven Astronomy Science is undergoing a data explosion, and astronomy is leading the way The University of Sydney | 0 reddit posts 14 mentions |
Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Learn about the origin and evolution of life and the search for life beyond the Earth The University of Edinburgh | 0 reddit posts 20 mentions |
The Science of the Solar System Learn about the science behind the current exploration of the solar system in this free class Caltech | 2 reddit posts 4 mentions |
From the Big Bang to Dark Energy We have learned a lot recently about how the Universe evolved in 13 The University of Tokyo | 1 reddit posts 8 mentions |
Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Explore a Career in Spacecraft Attitude Analysis University of Colorado Boulder | 0 reddit posts 12 mentions |
Imagining Other Earths Are we alone? This course introduces core concepts in astronomy, biology, and planetary science that enable Princeton University | 3 reddit posts 3 mentions |
Origins - Formation of the Universe, Solar System, Earth and Life The Origins course tracks the origin of all things – from the Big Bang to the origin of the Solar University of Copenhagen | 0 reddit posts 4 mentions |
How Things Work An introduction to physics in the context of everyday objects University of Virginia | 0 reddit posts 11 mentions |
Astronomy This course is designed for anyone who is interested in learning more about modern astronomy University of Arizona | 1 reddit posts 8 mentions |
Mechanics Most of the phenomena in the world around you are, at the fundamental level, UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales) | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
Introduction into General Theory of Relativity General Theory of Relativity or the theory of relativistic gravitation is the one most famous branch of HSE University | 1 reddit posts 3 mentions |
Emergent Phenomena in Science and Everyday Life Before the advent of quantum mechanics in the early 20th century, most scientists believed that University of California, Irvine | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
Origens da Vida no Contexto Cósmico Origens da vida no contexto cósmico é um curso desenvolvido no Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Universidade de São Paulo | 1 reddit posts 0 mentions |
The Evolving Universe This is an introductory astronomy survey class that covers our understanding of the physical universe and its major Caltech | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
Quantum Optics 1 This course gives you access to basic tools and concepts to understand research articles and books on modern École Polytechnique | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
Kinematics The movement of bodies in space (like spacecraft, satellites, and space stations) must be University of Colorado Boulder | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
Big History - From the Big Bang until Today Welcome to this Big History course University of Amsterdam | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
Kinetics As they tumble through space, objects like spacecraft move in dynamical ways University of Colorado Boulder | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
Control of Nonlinear Spacecraft Attitude Motion This course trains you in the skills needed to program specific orientation and achieve precise University of Colorado Boulder | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
AstroTech "How do they know that?" Modern astronomy has made some astonishing discoveries - how stars burn The University of Edinburgh | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
Mécanique de Newton Ces quelques leçons de mécanique de Newton font partie d'un cours de formation de base École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
Astrobiology How are astronomers approaching their search for life in the universe? What have we learned from the surge University of Arizona | 1 reddit posts 0 mentions |
Confronting The Big Questions An introduction to modern astronomy's most important questions University of Rochester | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
Quantum Optics 2 - Two photons and more "Quantum Optics 1, Single photons", allowed learners to be introduced to the basic principles of light École Polytechnique | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
Preparing for the AP Physics 1 Exam This course is designed for high school students preparing to take the AP* Physics 1 Exam University of Houston | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
Particle Physics This course introduces you to subatomic physics, i University of Geneva | 0 reddit posts 4 mentions |
Archaeoastronomy Archaeoastronomy is the “science of stars and stones” Politecnico di Milano | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
Physics 101 - Forces and Kinematics This course serves as an introduction to the physics of force and motion Rice University | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
Astro 101 What is a black hole? Do they really exist? How do they form? How are they related to stars? What would University of Alberta | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
Introduction to Mechanics Understand the Physics of Mechanics and Motion Rice University | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
Our methodology
We conducted this analysis by "ranking things based on social signals"
It's the result of mining Reddit posts and comments. The analysis looked at all (url-based) posts and comment mentions of Coursera courses on Reddit, ranking each course based on Reddit score, and showing each course with its top Reddit mentions.
Course Score is calculated with a slightly modified version of a simple popularity / age calculation.
course_score = sum(mention_scores) / course_age
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