California Institute of Technology Courses

The Science of the Solar System

53 ratings

Apply physics, chemistry, biology and geology to current planetary exploration: water on Mars, giant planet interiors, small bodies, and the search for life beyond Earth.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

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Learn the theory and practice of machine learning: VC dimension and generalization, bias-variance tradeoff, linear models, neural networks, regularization, validation, support vector machines and kernel methods.

• Independent
• 10 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

The Evolving Universe

841 ratings at Coursera

This is an introductory astronomy survey class that covers our understanding of the physical universe and its major constituents, including planetary systems, stars, galaxies, black holes, quasars, larger structures, and the universe as a whole.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 7 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Getting started in cryo-EM

273 ratings at Coursera

Learn cryo-electron microscopy concepts: electron microscope anatomy, Fourier transforms, image formation, and sample preparation and processing workflows for tomography, single particle analysis, and 2-D crystallography.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Pricing Options with Mathematical Models

43 ratings at Coursera

Price options with binomial trees and Brownian motion models: derive Black-Scholes-Merton via PDE and martingale approaches, then hedge, extend to stochastic volatility and fixed income.

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

Pricing Options with Mathematical Models

2 ratings

Introduction to the Black-Scholes-Merton model and other mathematical models for pricing financial derivatives and hedging risk in financial markets.

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

Big Data Analytics

2 ratings

An interdisciplinary introduction to big data spanning databases, statistical inference, machine learning, visualization, cloud computing, and data architecture.

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

These three volumes are a self-contained pedagogical treatise. They are also a historical record of Feynman’s 1961–64 undergraduate physics lectures, a course required of all Caltech freshmen and sophomores regardless of their majors.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Nature's Constituents

1 rating

Examine the robustness of the Standard Model: quantum mixing, the LHC's Higgs discovery, and open questions in particle physics beyond the Higgs.

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

Explore particle accelerators as the key tool of particle physics: Higgs particles, supersymmetry, dark matter, accelerator hardware, and current and future uses of colliders.

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

Getting Started in Cryo-EM

Learn how cryo-electron microscopy forms images, prepares frozen biological samples, and reconstructs structures through tomography, single-particle analysis, and crystallography.

• YouTube
• 15 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Neuronal Basis of Consciousness

Explore how neurons, visual cortex, attention, memory, and split-brain evidence inform scientific models of consciousness.

• YouTube
• 18 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Fifty Years of Quasars

A lecture series tracing five decades of quasar discovery, evolution, black-hole physics, jets, outflows, and their role in galaxies.

• YouTube
• 11 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Mechanical Universe

A 52-episode physics series traces motion and forces from Newtonian mechanics through electromagnetism, relativity, thermodynamics, and quantum mechanics.

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

Machine Learning Course

An introductory, theory-focused exploration of machine learning covering generalization, model complexity, neural networks, support vector machines, and kernel methods.

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