SL
Oct 5, 2016
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.
RC
Jun 26, 2020
A detailed and really knowledgable course. The course structure and the knowledge shared by Prof. David made learning simple and interesting. The assignments are also very well structured.
By Frederic C
•Oct 20, 2019
Very helpful and clear! Would recommend.
By Noora S B
•Jul 3, 2023
peer assignment reviewing is very tough
By katy r
•Apr 8, 2024
Very enjoyable - well designed course!
By Simone R
•Nov 15, 2019
Great Course! David is a very big man!
By James W
•Jan 7, 2016
Highly informative in bite sized bits.
By Md E R
•Jun 22, 2020
very good course for beginner
By Asanbe D J
•Oct 15, 2021
The course was Awesome
By Bastin J
•Sep 4, 2017
A really great course!
By Olaleye A
•May 29, 2017
Simply Fantastic!
By jassi s
•Sep 5, 2023
Great course!!!!
By John M
•Jun 13, 2016
SUPERB SUPERB!!
By Murray
•Apr 26, 2016
Great course!
By SHASHANK P
•Mar 2, 2021
Great course
By David A D V
•Jan 3, 2016
ENJOYING IT!
By Zhu H
•Jul 22, 2020
Good course
By IRIS L C P
•Mar 23, 2019
Excellency!
By Eñaut I E
•Nov 27, 2016
Excellent!
By Majid A
•Mar 9, 2016
Excellent!
By Deleted A
•Sep 23, 2017
Excellent
By Natanael O F B
•Jul 14, 2019
amazing!
By sergii k
•May 6, 2018
best one
By Deleted A
•May 15, 2020
OK
By Frans S
•Dec 14, 2016
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.
By Merih K
•Oct 30, 2020
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.