Global Warming I: The Science and Modeling of Climate Change

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This online course (MOOC) gives an introduction to global warming and climate change. 

The course covers topics such as:

• Climate Models
• Greenhouse Gases and the Atmosphere
• The Structure of the Atmosphere
• Weather and Climate
• The Carbon Cycle
• Human Impact on Climate
• Mitigation
  

The course brings together insights and perspectives from physics, chemistry, biology, earth and atmospheric sciences, and even some economics—all based on a foundation of simple mathematics (algebra). (Note: There is a Part II where learners can create their own models of climate change.)