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About the Course

What is a black hole? Do they really exist? How do they form? How are they related to stars? What would happen if you fell into one? How do you see a black hole if they emit no light? What’s the difference between a black hole and a really dark star? Could a particle accelerator create a black hole? Can a black hole also be a worm hole or a time machine? In Astro 101: Black Holes, you will explore the concepts behind black holes. Using the theme of black holes, you will learn the basic ideas of astronomy, relativity, and quantum physics. After completing this course, you will be able to: • Describe the essential properties of black holes. • Explain recent black hole research using plain language and appropriate analogies. • Compare black holes in popular culture to modern physics to distinguish science fact from science fiction. • Describe the application of fundamental physical concepts including gravity, special and general relativity, and quantum mechanics to reported scientific observations. • Recognize different types of stars and distinguish which stars can potentially become black holes. • Differentiate types of black holes and classify each type as observed or theoretical. • Characterize formation theories associated with each type of black hole. • Identify different ways of detecting black holes, and appropriate technologies associated with each detection method. • Summarize the puzzles facing black hole researchers in modern science....

Top reviews

SK

Jul 30, 2020

i love this course, everything from knowledge to the visual and scientific data, this course amazed me.

i thanking to all the person in this course to sharing this knowledge in such an amazing way

YD

Jan 1, 2021

The course was very interesting . I loved that the expainations used references to known movies and TV shows, it made the more entartaining and made me try to use the formulas I learned in real life.

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By Nikhil K

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Jul 15, 2020

haha pure interest!! i love to explore, and when you explore something because you wanted to explore, you love everything!!

By Pavan C P

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May 29, 2020

Really fascinating, helped me to gain lots of Insight on BH's, hawking radiation. Tremendous work on animations. Thank you!

By Varun S

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Oct 30, 2020

Great Great Course...I really thank all the Teachers for their excellent guidance through our journey of the Black holes.

By RASHMI S

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Sep 3, 2020

I need basic knowledge about black holes so I joined this course, very helpful for beginners. Thank you so much Coursera.

By Philip B

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Nov 29, 2022

Fantastic course very well presented by the team ensuring you get all the information in an easy and understandable way

By Tejas p

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Nov 24, 2020

excellent course for any passionate in astronomy and instructors are good and make learning fun and easier to understand

By Marces J V L

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Nov 27, 2020

Un gran curso. Quedo muy satisfecho por este curso esta muy completo, gracias por toda esa informacion, se valora exito

By VAISHNAV B

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Dec 29, 2020

It was a great experience .....wow this course is so interesting i wish it had more contents and interactive sessions.

By elsa m m

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Sep 14, 2020

It was an amazing learning experience and the instructors taught in a way that every concept was easy to understand.

By Roman M

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Jan 24, 2023

Great course! Very interesting, highly engaging. A thank you to the instructors; it was an honor learning from you!

By SHREYA G

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May 27, 2020

I love this course.The course material is very engaging.The instructors are so good.The simulations are really cool

By Fernanda M a

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Sep 8, 2019

The course was great, and teachers explained very clearly all concepts and processes involved. I 100% recommend it

By Abhay J

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Jul 28, 2022

Really interesting and helpful. I will surely recommend this course who wants to be a researcher in Astrophysics.

By Shraddha P

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Sep 7, 2020

Overall a wonderful course that was able to summarize complicated concepts into an understandable and fun format!

By Irving S

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Nov 28, 2020

Excellent course I really enjoyed it. Thanks to all the lectures for their skillful presentation of the subject.

By Sarvesh _

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May 28, 2019

Excellent course, gives a lot of knowledge and understanding about space, could have included a little more math

By Richard F

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Oct 22, 2021

interesting and easy to follow without the need for a mathematical background (although that would always help)

By Joshua J

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May 19, 2020

Amazing course! Teachers were great, videos were fun, and the content was amazing. Would definitely recommend.

By Laura M B V

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Jul 19, 2020

it was an incredible course , i learn a lot, the explanaitions were very clear and sustancious, i love it :)

By Aroosha W

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Apr 11, 2019

I am so grateful to learn this course from the Alberta university.

and Thankyou professors. :) Keep it up

By Dhananjay S

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Aug 11, 2021

Excellent course with a lot of information and a great way for learning the basic physics of a Black Hole.

By John P

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Oct 14, 2020

Brilliantly organized and presented. The course stretched my imagination to almost bursting. I loved it.

By ASIF N

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Jun 4, 2020

It was great..really great

Most lectures are pretty clear.

Visual representation of the concepts was great.

By Mohammad A

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Oct 23, 2019

If I have some money then I would have bought this certificate. It is so interesting subject, I liked it.

By Stephen H

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Jul 20, 2021

Thank you! The explanations of (potentially) challenging topics were particularly effective and welcome.