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The University of New South Wales, Australia and Coursera offers free online course on Mechanics: motion, forces, energy and gravity, from particles to planets. Mechanics is the basis of much of physics, engineering and other technological disciplines. It ...

Georgia Institute of Technology and coursera offers free online course on introductory physics with laboratory. Explore motion in the real world using modern tools and techniques (video capture and analysis, computer modeling) guided by fundamental physics principles. ...

Bioinformatics Algorithms (Part 1), this course is the first in a two-part series covering some of the algorithms underlying bioinformatics. About the courseThis course will cover some of the algorithms underlying the following fundamental topics in bioinformatics: assembling ...

University of Maryland offers free online course on Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies: The First Step in Entrepreneurship. Explore how to identify and develop great ideas into great companies. Learn how to identify opportunities based on real ...

An Introduction to Functional Analysis is an online course conducted by the École Centrale Paris. About the courseFunctional analysis is the branch of mathematics dealing with spaces of functions. It is a valuable tool in theoretical mathematics ...

An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python is a part of Fundamentals of Computing" Specialization, and is conducted by the Rice University. About the courseThis course is designed to be a fun introduction to the basics of programming ...

Powerful Tools for Teaching and Learning: Digital Storytelling is a free online course conducted by the University of Houston System Learn the digital storytelling process and use the skills learned from the course to create a digital story ...

The Age of Sustainable Development gives students an understanding of the key challenges and pathways to sustainable development - that is, economic development that is also socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable. About the courseThis course provides an ...

In this course, find out how modern electronic markets work, why stock prices change in the ways they do, and how computation can help our understanding of them. Build algorithms and visualizations to inform investing practice. About ...

The course will consider how what people see is generated by the visual system, and what visual perception indicates about how the brain works. The evidence will be drawn from neuroscience, psychology, science history and philosophy. Although the discussions ...

The Dynamic Earth is a course for educators conducted by the American Museum of Natural History. About the courseThe AMNH course The Dynamic Earth: A Course for Educators provides students with an overview of the origin and evolution ...

Data Analysis and Statistical Inference is an online course conducted by Duke University. This course is a part of the Reasoning, Data Analysis and Writing specialization. About this courseThis course introduces students to the discipline of statistics as ...

Introduction to Engineering Mechanics is a free online course by Georgia Institute of Technology. This course is an introduction to learning and applying the principles required to solve engineering mechanics problems. About this courseIn this course Concepts will ...

Useful Genetics Part I is a free online course conducted by the University of British Columbia. About this courseThis college-level course gives students a thorough understanding of gene function, and enables them to apply this understanding to real-world ...