Cosmology Courses

Inflationary Cosmology

3 ratings

Breakthrough Prize and Kavli Prize Laureate, Alan Guth is renowned for his discovery of inflationary cosmology, which for decades has been the dominant paradigm for the origin of the universe.

• World Science U
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Frontiers and Controversies in Astrophysics - Introduction to Exoplanets, Black Holes, and Cosmology

3 ratings

An introduction to exoplanets, black holes, cosmology, and planetary orbits through astronomy’s history and Newtonian foundations.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Understanding Modern Physics I: Relativity and Cosmology

174 ratings at Coursera

Learn special relativity through Lorentz transformations and simultaneity, general relativity's curved spacetime and emergent gravity, and cosmological models of the universe's origin and fate.

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

Career Certificate

Astronomy and Cosmology: Exploring the Universe

Trace the Universe from the Solar System and stars to galaxies, black holes, and cosmology, weighing the evidence behind leading theories of the Universe's origin and fate.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Cosmology

Trace the universe from Big Bang to final fate: weigh cosmic microwave background evidence, dark matter and dark energy, the Friedmann equations, inflation, nucleosynthesis and the multiverse.

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

Unsolved problems in cosmology

5 ratings at OpenLearn

Explores cosmology’s major unsolved questions, including dark matter, dark energy, inflation, and whether modern cosmology is fundamentally wrong.

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

NPTEL;  IIT Kharagpur

Astrophysics & Cosmology

3 ratings

Introduces astrophysics through planetary and binary systems, stellar physics, thermal radiation, and the properties of white dwarfs and neutron stars.

• YouTube
• 1 day 13 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Introduction to Astronomy: Cosmology

2 ratings

An introductory survey of cosmology, from scales of space and the Big Bang to the microwave background, early universe, and multiverse theories.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Professor Dave Explains

Cosmology - A Big Bang and the Beginning of the Universe

2 ratings

An introduction to how and when the universe began, covering what cosmology currently explains and what remains unknown.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Khan Academy

Scale of the Solar System - Scale of the Universe - Cosmology & Astronomy

Compare the scale of Earth, the Sun, planets, and outer Solar System objects to understand our place in the universe.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL;  IIT Kharagpur

Astrophysics & Cosmology

An astrophysics survey connects Keplerian systems, stellar physics, thermal radiation, and compact remnants such as white dwarfs and neutron stars.

• YouTube
• 1 day 13 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Royal Institution

Beyond the Perception Envelope - Exploring Art and Cosmology

Explore the intersection of art and science through Conrad Shawcross's sculptures, challenging perceptual boundaries and merging geometry, philosophy, and optics in innovative mechanical creations.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Royal Institution

Cosmology - From Galileo to Gravitational Waves

Hiranya Peiris traces how clues from the Big Bang’s afterglow help answer questions about the universe’s age, contents, and future.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Up and Atom

The Bizarre Shape of the Universe - Exploring Topology and Geometry in Cosmology

Explore the universe's shape through topology, geometry, and recent research. Delve into flat geometries, 2D and 3D torus models, and the search for closed loops in space.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Royal Institution

Computer Simulations in Cosmology: Understanding the Universe

Explore how computer simulations revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos, from galaxies and black holes to dark matter, guided by Professor Andrew Pontzen's insights into cutting-edge cosmological research.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video