Sci: Physical & Earth Sciences

Discover how optical Earth observation data is gathered and used in this free online course from the European Space Agency (ESA). Earth observation (EO) encompasses a series of techniques that use remote sensing to monitor changes to our climate, and natural and built environment.

This open online course (KLOOC “Nachhaltige Entwicklung”) deals with Sustainable Development issues from various angles (Architecture, Business Studies, Economic Policy, Electronic Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Landscape Planning, Social Sciences).

Since early times, the observation of the sky has been a key cultural element and has played an important role in the way we live. In The Navigation through the Ages MOOC, we will explore the rich history of navigation, and journey together from ancient Greece, the fifteenth century European explorers [...]

Ce cours décrit les principaux concepts physiques utilisés en astrophysique. Il est proposé à l'EPFL aux étudiants de 2eme année de Bachelor en physique. Comment étudier l'Univers dans lequel nous vivons en utilisant la seule information qu'il nous envoie: la lumière ?

Ce cours d'électromagnétisme est le premier d'une série de cours de physique qui vous donnera les bases nécessaires pour aborder l'astrophysique.

Learn the basics of plasma, one of the fundamental states of matter, and the different types of models used to describe it, including fluid and kinetic. Plasma, the fourth state of matter, is by far the most abundant form of known matter in the universe. Its behavior is very [...]

Explore our planet from space and learn how Earth observation is used to monitor climate change, with this free online course. It is increasingly essential for us to study climate change across the planet at the highest level of detail possible. But how can we achieve such a comprehensive [...]

Où en est-on de la connaissance des risques d'érosion et de sumersion marine ? Est-ce que les risques d’érosion et de submersion évoluent avec les changements climatiques ? Quels sont les moyens de prévention pour palier à ces enjeux? Comment gérer l’érosion sur le littoral ? Le Mooc FlotRisCo [...]

Learn about entanglement and Bell inequalities, representations and addition of angular momentum, and central potentials. This physics course introduces the concept of tensor product states to discuss entanglement and Bell inequalities.

Explore the deadliest places in the universe, from black holes to supernovae. Interested in exploring the deadliest and most mysterious parts of our universe? Or, investigating black holes, which warp the very fabric of space-time around them? We will look at what we know about these objects, and also [...]