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Course Description
Global Warming Science teaches you about the risks and uncertainties of future climate change by examining the science behind the earth’s climate. You will be able to answer such questions as, “What is the Greenhouse Effect?” and “How and why has earth’s climate changed through geologic history?”
This science course is designed for college sophomores and juniors with some preparation in college-level calculus and physics.
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Jonathan Guerrero
10/10 starsCompleted
4 years, 1 month ago
I took the course the first launch, it was hard, and for this reason I feel proud to had obtained a certificate. It was very inspiring to know in deep the really of the climate change with a physical view . Now, I am starting a blog with issues related whit sustainability in wide sense and climate change. I have confidence in my opinion about global warming due the insight that professor Kerry Emanuel and professors colaborator share with all.
student
10/10 starsCompleted
6 years, 5 months ago
This course is an exceptional introduction to the math and physics of global
warming and climate modeling. The problem sets were exceptionally but
beautifully challenging, and the instructors pushed me beyond my intellectual
capacity many times. By the end of the course my brain was exhausted and
"buzzing." However, I now have a much deeper understanding of the state of the
art of climate science and this has strengthened my resolve to participate in
public discourse concerning our shared atmosphere and global systems. I am
very proud to have earned a certificate for this course, and I highly
recommend the course for anyone that wishes to dive into the math and physics
of climate science.
- 9 reviews
- 8 completed
5 years ago
Very interesting subject. The pressure is really on the science more then on
story telling or political action. Some fluency in mathematics (integrals) is
required. Gives some insight on how the climate works, but it there is very
little material for dowloading (apart from IPCC reports), so it is best to
take notes during lectures.
- 7 reviews
- 7 completed
6 years, 9 months ago
I started this course with the intention of doing all the exercises, but I
found them too hard. I completed the course by just watching the videos as I
was still able to learn some interesting things. It states in the
Prerequisites "some college-level mathematics" it been too long for me since
my University days for me to be able to do the Maths in this course.
- 8 reviews
- 4 completed
6 years, 9 months ago
The subject matter is very interesting but the voice of the professor is
sometimes caused me to feel sleepy. For me, it sounded like a lullaby. No
offense to the professor, perhaps the problem was on my earphones I was using.
Sometimes you don't need to watch the videos in order to have a very nice
score in the homeworks and I found it different. I had to drop this because I
wanted to concentrate on 6.041x Intro to Probability which I was taking
simultaneously.
- 1 review
- 1 completed
6 years, 9 months ago
I was not exposed to any aspect of atmospheric sciences, global warming. I had
a basic training in Physics and Maths but the connection of these basic tools
to things around us was done in a very methodical and structured manner in
this course. Prof Emanuel's lectures were highly educative, well paced and
well delivered. The intricate mathematical formulations were explained each
time with physical meaning of each term, each coefficient with its sign. Never
seen teaching of this quality before. I plan to pursue further (informal)
study on this subject on my own and maybe start contributing to the research
at some point in time! Hats off MITx and edX for offering 12.340x. An amazing
course! ~anoop
student
10/10 starsCompleted
6 years, 9 months ago
The class does a fantastic job of explaining (both on a broad-macro level and
a nuanced-micro level) the various actors and analyses of climate change. If
you take into account the prerequisites for the course, the problem sets are
appropriate and help with understanding the material.
- 1 review
- 0 completed
6 years, 9 months ago
Taking this course was a very enjoyable experience. The lectures were very
interesting and the problem sets helped develop a deeper understanding of the
concepts. There is a requirement that students know some fairly basic
mathematics, chemistry and physics (the amount I covered in high school). I
have really learnt a lot of new things about the climate and weather.