Princeton University Courses

Algorithms, Part I

61 ratings

Implement and analyze fundamental data structures and algorithms in Java: union−find, mergesort and quicksort, priority queues, binary search trees, hash tables, and scientific performance analysis.

• Coursera
• 13 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Constitutional Interpretation

49 ratings

Examine the most important and vexing questions in American constitutional interpretation.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 2-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Algorithms, Part II

21 ratings

Implement graph- and string-processing algorithms in Java: BFS/DFS, minimum spanning trees, shortest paths, maxflow-mincut, radix sorts, tries, substring search, data compression, and NP-completeness.

• Coursera
• 14 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

The Art of Structural Engineering: Vaults

22 ratings

Learn about the design of classic and contemporary vaults and discover how structural engineering is a creative discipline and art form.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies

19 ratings

Learn how Bitcoin works technically: cryptographic primitives, decentralized consensus, transactions and scripts, key storage, mining economics, anonymity, altcoins, and regulation.

• Coursera
• 11 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Effective Altruism

14 ratings

Doing the most good you can: examine meta-ethics and consequentialism, obligations to the extreme poor, charity evaluation with GiveWell, and effective career choice.

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

Paradoxes of War

13 ratings

The Paradoxes of War teaches us to understand that war is not only a normal part of human existence, but is arguably one of the most important factors in making us who we are.

• Coursera
• 13 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Analysis of Algorithms

6 ratings

Analyze algorithm performance mathematically: solve recurrences, use generating functions and asymptotics, and apply analytic combinatorics to trees, permutations, strings, tries, and mappings.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Computer Architecture

6 ratings

In this course, you will learn to design the computer architecture of complex modern microprocessors. All the features of this course are available for free. It does not offer a certificate upon completion.

• Coursera
• 21 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

The Art of Structural Engineering: Bridges

8 ratings

Learn about bridge design and discover how structural engineering is a creative discipline and art form.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Analytic Combinatorics

76 ratings at Coursera

Derive precise asymptotics for large combinatorial structures: use the symbolic method to build ordinary, exponential and multivariate generating functions, then apply singularity and saddle point analysis.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Imagining Other Earths

421 ratings at Coursera

Explore whether we are alone: study habitable zones, exoplanet detection via transits and microlensing, planetary atmospheres, extremophiles, stellar evolution, and the Fermi paradox.

• Coursera
• 25 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Global Systemic Risk

466 ratings at Coursera

Analyze globalization with systems thinking, network theory, and risk analysis, applying them to trade, finance, COVID-19 governance, and scenarios of systemic collapse.

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

Civil Liberties

7 ratings

Explore the moral basis of controversial claims of civil rights and liberties by carefully considering the evidence and reasons presented by notable thinkers and in groundbreaking Supreme Court opinio

• edX
• 7 weeks, 2-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Computer Science: Programming with a Purpose

1386 ratings at Coursera

Learn to program in Java from scratch: variables, conditionals, loops, arrays, I/O, functions, recursion, performance analysis, and creating your own abstract data types.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 9 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course