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About the Course

Science is undergoing a data explosion, and astronomy is leading the way. Modern telescopes produce terabytes of data per observation, and the simulations required to model our observable Universe push supercomputers to their limits. To analyse this data scientists need to be able to think computationally to solve problems. In this course you will investigate the challenges of working with large datasets: how to implement algorithms that work; how to use databases to manage your data; and how to learn from your data with machine learning tools. The focus is on practical skills - all the activities will be done in Python 3, a modern programming language used throughout astronomy. Regardless of whether you’re already a scientist, studying to become one, or just interested in how modern astronomy works ‘under the bonnet’, this course will help you explore astronomy: from planets, to pulsars to black holes. Course outline: Week 1: Thinking about data - Principles of computational thinking - Discovering pulsars in radio images Week 2: Big data makes things slow - How to work out the time complexity of algorithms - Exploring the black holes at the centres of massive galaxies Week 3: Querying data using SQL - How to use databases to analyse your data - Investigating exoplanets in other solar systems Week 4: Managing your data - How to set up databases to manage your data - Exploring the lifecycle of stars in our Galaxy Week 5: Learning from data: regression - Using machine learning tools to investigate your data - Calculating the redshifts of distant galaxies Week 6: Learning from data: classification - Using machine learning tools to classify your data - Investigating different types of galaxies Each week will also have an interview with a data-driven astronomy expert. Note that some knowledge of Python is assumed, including variables, control structures, data structures, functions, and working with files....

Top reviews

SK

Sep 10, 2020

Really amazing course! Gave me insights into how data analysis works in the field of astronomy and how one can use different machine learning techniques to classify the huge amounts of data generated.

DA

Sep 17, 2020

Very Nice course, materials well explained though the programming exercises were very difficult for me, as I did not had that much in depth knowledge of python, for which I had to take additional help

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By Lía D S

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Jul 12, 2024

Great Course, very interesting and challenging!!

By Дмитрий З

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Feb 7, 2022

Very nice course! Thanks to the course team!

By Francisco J G R

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Jul 25, 2021

Great course for learning applied astronomy!

By In A

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Dec 15, 2019

Learned many new things and loved the course!

By Serhii M

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Mar 19, 2020

This is an instructive and exciting course.

By Надежда

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Aug 13, 2017

Thank you a lot for your work and course.

By William M

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Sep 17, 2021

Excelent course!! I really learned a lot

By Aditya N

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Sep 23, 2019

Excellent. Learnt a lot of useful things

By Leonel R

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Feb 25, 2018

Great. Intensive Python. Very rewarding!

By David B

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Nov 2, 2017

Very enjoyable and at times challenging.

By Mark M

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Mar 18, 2019

Interesting, engaging and informative!

By Rodrigo J

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Aug 12, 2017

Fantastic and concise hands-on course!

By Manish M

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Sep 7, 2024

A good learning pattern driven course

By Ayomal S

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Sep 3, 2020

simply amazing and great explanation

By Eduardo B

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Sep 4, 2024

Useful and beautifully put together

By Ernesto P

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Sep 28, 2017

Great course and very good material

By Amrit P S

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Apr 27, 2020

Amazing course! great assignments.

By Ujjwal J

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Jun 13, 2019

best course i ve taken in coursera

By Behzad B A

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Jan 27, 2019

Very professional, very productive

By Kiran B

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Mar 11, 2021

Very practical and hands on.

By 2K18/EP/084 T V

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Sep 29, 2019

extremely multidisciplinary!

By Afiq A H

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Apr 22, 2019

Good stuff. Thanks Coursera.

By Jacob C A W

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Nov 6, 2022

Super fun and very useful.

By sebastien d

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Sep 23, 2021

très enrichissant, merci !

By Luciano S

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Jun 10, 2017

It was an amazing course!