STEM Courses and Certifications

Emergence of Life

107 ratings at Coursera

Trace 4 billion years of life through the modern Tree of Life: early Earth environments, fossilization, the Cambrian explosion, mass extinctions, and the search for extraterrestrial life.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Functions and Iterations

6 ratings

This tutorial contains excerpts from David Feldman's Dynamical Systems course.

• Complexity Explorer
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Sampling People, Networks and Records

112 ratings at Coursera

Learn to draw statistically rigorous samples of people, records and networks: simple random and cluster sampling, stratification, systematic selection, multistage designs, and estimating sampling uncertainty.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Calculus through Data & Modeling: Differentiation Rules

121 ratings at Coursera

Learn differentiation rules for polynomial, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions, apply the product, quotient and chain rules, then extend to partial derivatives, directional derivatives and gradient vectors.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Converter Control

652 ratings at Coursera

Design feedback loops for switching regulators: build small-signal ac equivalent circuit models, derive converter transfer functions, construct Bode plots, and design closed-loop controllers.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Digital Fabrication and Technical Design

6 ratings

Survey digital fabrication history and machine workflows: systems of measurement, hardware and material choices, 2D joinery built in Autodesk Slicer for Fusion 360, and prepping for vendors.

• Kadenze
• 40 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Thermodynamics

5 ratings

Introduction to basic concepts and applications of thermodynamics in mechanical engineering.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 8-10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Linear Algebra: Linear Systems and Matrix Equations

181 ratings at Coursera

Solve and classify linear systems with the row reduction algorithm, then connect matrix equations, vectors, linear independence and linear transformations while reading and writing mathematical proofs.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Fundamentals of Fluid-Solid Interactions

737 ratings at Coursera

Predict and mitigate flutter, galloping, sloshing, vortex-induced vibrations and added mass by modeling how solid and fluid motions couple in still, slow and fast flows.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Power of Statistics

915 ratings at Coursera

Use Python to analyze data statistically: summarize with descriptive statistics, apply probability rules and distributions, design samples, build confidence intervals, and run hypothesis tests.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

University at Buffalo;  SUNY

MBSE: Model-Based Systems Engineering

910 ratings at Coursera

Learn model-based systems engineering: assess a process for MBSE opportunities, weigh the Digital Twin and Model-Based Enterprise, and run an MBE maturity self-assessment.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Drilling, Completing, and Producing from Oil and Gas Wells Lecture

8 ratings

A foundational lecture on drilling, completing, and producing oil and natural gas wells onshore and offshore, including efficiency and environmental impacts.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in STEM

5 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in STEM, provides a toolkit for conducting Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) within Science, Technology, Engineering and ...

• OpenLearn
• 24 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Additive Manufacturing

100 ratings at Coursera

Learn how additive manufacturing works and is applied, weighing economic trade-offs, ecosystem partners, IT infrastructure, risks, and future trends through industry interviews and a case project.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Algebra: Elementary to Advanced - Polynomials and Roots

176 ratings at Coursera

Work with advanced functions: model growth with exponentials, manipulate and solve polynomial expressions and equations, and handle square roots and n-th roots.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course