Purdue University Courses

Quantum Detectors and Sensors

Learn how to analyze and design quantum sensors and devices that extract maximal information from the world around us.

• edX
• 17 weeks, 6-9 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Applied Quantum Computing I: Fundamentals

Learn the fundamental postulates of quantum mechanics and how they can be mapped onto present-day quantum information processing models, including computation, simulation, optimization, and machine le

• edX
• 5 weeks, 7-8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Applied Quantum Computing II: Hardware

Learn how present-day material platforms are built to perform quantum information processing tasks.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 7-8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Applied Quantum Computing III: Algorithm and Software

Learn domain-specific quantum algorithms and how to run them on present-day quantum hardware.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 7-8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

AP Computer Science A: Java Programming Classes and Objects

Learn object-oriented programming in Java: write classes with fields, constructors, accessors and mutators, implement interfaces like List and Comparable, and use inheritance and method overriding.

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

AP Computer Science A: Java Programming Loops and Data Structures

Write Java loops, arrays, and recursive methods: for, while, do-while and for-each loops, nested loops, two-dimensional arrays, exit conditions, and the call stack.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 5-10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

AP Computer Science A: Java Programming Polymorphism and Advanced Data Structures

Extend Java skills with polymorphism, abstract classes and interfaces, try-catch exception handling, generics, ArrayList operations, bubble through merge sorts, binary search, and Big-O analysis.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 5-10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

U.S. Government - Foundations, Democracy & Politics

Learn about the Constitution, political processes, and democracy in the United States and prepare for the AP United States Government and Politics examination.

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

Communicating Strategically

Improving communication skills and presentation effectiveness for scientists, engineers, and professionals.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Computational Watershed Hydrology

Learn how to perform hydrologic analysis and modeling using real observations, geospatial data, and computational tools.

• edX
• 16 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Career Certificate

Materials Engineering for Intelligent Infrastructure

Learn non-destructive testing of steel and concrete structures using wave-based and electrical methods, plus nanomaterials synthesis, characterization, and nano-devices for infrastructure sensing and energy harvesting.

• edX
• 31 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $4,500.00
• 6 courses

Career Certificate

Quantum Technology: Computing and Sensing

Learn the fundamentals of emerging quantum computing, sensing and detector technology.

• edX
• 32 weeks, 6-9 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $4,275.00
• 4 courses

Biology

Review a year of college biology — molecular and cellular biology, organismal biology, and population biology — to prepare for the CLEP exam and earn college credit.

• Independent
• 4 weeks, 6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Semiconductor Fundamentals

2 ratings

From smartphones to satellites, semiconductors are everywhere. Tying together physics, chemistry, and electrical engineering, this easy-to-follow introduction provides the background needed to understand devices such as transistors and solar cells.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 8-9 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics: Basic Concepts

2 ratings

Presents key concepts in nanoelectronics and mesoscopic physics and relates them to the traditional view of electron flow in solids.

• edX
• 4 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course