A great introductory course into Global Warming as well as modelling which gives you a better insight into what is actually happening with our planet. Started another course and it all fits in.
Very clear professor, great and approachable explanations, and interesting exercises!\n\nI like the peer-reviewed works which require us to explain a concept to 11-yos.\n\nOverall, loved it!
por Geert v d W
•This is in two words a fantastic course. Go do it!
por Aditya T
•Very helpful and useful online institution.
por Sergio D L U
•One of the best courses on climate change.
por elon l
•Excellent introduction to climate science!
por Frederic C
•Very helpful and clear! Would recommend.
por Simone R
•Great Course! David is a very big man!
por James W
•Highly informative in bite sized bits.
por ehsanur r
•very good course for beginner
por Bastin J
•A really great course!
por Olaleye A
•Simply Fantastic!
por John M
•SUPERB SUPERB!!
por Murray
•Great course!
por SHASHANK P
•Great course
por David A D V
•ENJOYING IT!
por Zhu H
•Good course
por IRIS L C P
•Excellency!
por Eñaut I E
•Excellent!
por Majid A
•Excellent!
por vigneshwaran
•Excellent
por Natanael O F B
•amazing!
por sergii k
•best one
por INDLA P K
•OK
por Frans S
•Dr. David Archer has succeeded in presenting a didactic course in which complex issues like climate and weather conditions are explained in a highly schematic and clear manner for students who do not have an academic degree in either Earth sciences or physics. The series of short video's show Dr. Archer at the blackboard explaining concepts using highly schematic and easy to understand figures. Teaching in the most elementary way, almost perfect.
Completing this course also is learning by practice: there are multiple problems to solve using a wide array of models that compute the impact of greenhouse gases on temperature, humidity, ice sheets and sea levels. Finally a series of assignments require the student to explain in simple terms 'that can be understood by an 11-yr old' what are basic concepts like heat, negative feedback, fossil fuels, climate change and others. An interesting approach.
Together, this is a recommended course for anyone interested in the science behind one of the most discussed changes of our planet. A Minor comment is that the videos would benefit by some change of perspective, introducing here and there images or video's that illustrate the impact of climate change on Earth systems.
por Merih K
•Thanks to this course, I have learnt many other aspects of environmental science. Although professors' course content was enough, I preferred to study more about each topic because environmental topics are diverse and intense, I recommend that. It may not create a new job opportunity, but it will have been sure developed my point of view. Peer-reviewed assignments actually good, but it was difficult to be reviewed. Reviewing other's assignments were really constructive as you can see other's point of view which some of them were superb. The duration of the course is also pretty long, 12 weeks, to study it as a subtask. On the discussion section, there is no control from the instructors, you are on your own. Frankly, there is not much qualified chatting on the discussion part either for questions or topics, everyone usually asks for the review. Therefore, although the course is excellent, there is no control and you are on your own.