Have you ever wondered why ceramics are hard and brittle while metals tend to be ductile? Why some materials conduct heat or electricity while others are insulators? Why adding just a small amount of carbon to iron results in an alloy that is so much stronger than the base metal? In this course, you will learn how a material’s properties are determined by the microstructure … [Read more...] about Material Processing
Physical Science and Engineering
Intro to Acoustics (Part 1)
This course introduces acoustics by using the concept of impedance. The course starts with vibrations and waves, demonstrating how vibration can be envisaged as a kind of wave, mathematically and physically. They are realized by one-dimensional examples, which provide mathematically simplest but clear enough physical insights. Then the part 1 ends with explaining waves on a … [Read more...] about Intro to Acoustics (Part 1)
Sensors and Sensor Circuit Design
This course can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5340, part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree. After taking this course, you will be able to: â— Understand how to specify the proper thermal, flow, or rotary sensor for taking real-time process data. â— Implement thermal sensors into an embedded system in both hardware and software. … [Read more...] about Sensors and Sensor Circuit Design
Organic Solar Cells – Theory and Practice
The goal of the course is to give students awareness of the largest alternative form of energy and how organic / polymer solar cells can harvest this energy. The course provides an insight into the theory behind organic solar cells and describes the three main research areas within the field i.e. materials, stability and processing. NOTE: This course is a specialized course on … [Read more...] about Organic Solar Cells – Theory and Practice
Urban Nature: Connecting Cities, Sustainability and Innovation
How can we work with nature to design and build our cities? This course explores urban nature and nature-based solutions in cities in Europe and around the world. We connect together the key themes of cities, nature, sustainability and innovation. We discuss how to assess what nature-based solutions can achieve in cities. We examine how innovation is taking place in cities in … [Read more...] about Urban Nature: Connecting Cities, Sustainability and Innovation
