Question Reality: Matter (Coursera)

Offered by Dartmouth College,
Question Reality: Matter (Coursera)

In this course, you will walk through a timeline of “the atom” from the Greeks through discoveries in the 1900s and learn how our understanding of matter and the atom affected our views on reality.

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You will be introduced to some of the current understandings of matter and subatomic particles and also take a trip to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN! Finally, you will explore quantum mechanics' interpretation of reality and compare quantum versus classical boundaries.
This course also addresses questions such as: Where do you draw the line between the quantum and the classical worlds? What do we mean by “knowable” and “unknowable”?
Course 2 of 3 in the Question Reality! Science, philosophy, a search for meaning Specialization.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Module 1: Matter Part I
This module explores how our understanding of matter and the atom affected our views on Reality.

WEEK 2
Module 2: Matter Part II
This module will introduce you to some of the current understandings of matter and sub-atomic particles. You will also take a trip to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN!

WEEK 3
Module 3: Matter Part II
This module explores quantum mechanics' interpretation of reality and compares quantum versus classical boundaries.

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