anchor.diff:  The Beauty of Kunqu Opera,kunqu-opera,https://coursera.org/learn/kunqu-opera,Arts and Humanities,The Chinese University of Hong Kong,"This course will focus on the historical and cultural background, literary aesthetics, music, and performance of Kunqu, China’s classical opera. After viewing the lecture videos presented by scholars and renowned maestros in the field of Kunqu, students’ understanding and appreciation of Chinese performing arts, classical literature and traditional culture will be enhanced."
   "The Bible's Prehistory, Purpose, and Political Future",bible-history,https://coursera.org/learn/bible-history,Arts and Humanities,Emory University,"With its walls razed to ground by Babylon’s armies, Jerusalem joined a long line of ancient vanquished cities—from Ur and Nineveh and Persepolis to Babylon itself. While some recovered from the destruction, others did not. But none responded to political catastrophe by fashioning the kind of elaborate and enduring monument to their own downfall that we find in the Bible. Most conquered populations viewed their subjugation as a source of shame. They consigned it to oblivion, opting instead to extol the golden ages of the past."
   The Blues: Understanding and Performing an American Art Form,the-blues,https://coursera.org/learn/the-blues,Arts and Humanities,University of Rochester,"The blues is an American art form and the most important musical form in jazz. Although there are other formal paradigms of the blues, such as 8-bar or 16-bar, this course focuses on different incarnations of the 12-bar blues. There are considerable differences between Early Jazz blues, Swing blues, Bebop blues, Modal blues, and Post Bop blues. Each type has its unique harmonic syntax, melodic vocabulary and, associated with them, improvisational techniques."
  +The Changing Landscape of Ancient Rome. Archaeology and History of the Palatine Hill,palatine-carafa,https://coursera.org/learn/palatine-carafa,Arts and Humanities,Sapienza University of Rome,"Studying ancient - as well as medieval or modern - cities basically means telling local urban stories based on the reconstruction of changing landscapes through the centuries. Given the fragmentary nature of archaeological evidence, it is necessary to create new images that would give back the physical aspect of the urban landscape and that would bring it to life again. We are not just content with analyzing the many elements still visible of the ancient city. The connections between objects and architectures, visible and non visible buildings, which have been broken through time have to be rejoined, to acknowledge the elements that compose the urban landscape. 
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  +Landscape and its content are a very relevant and still vital part of any national cultural heritage. The course will introduce students to the way we have been reflecting on over the last twenty years and still are engaged with the study of the past of our cities, beginning from the most complex case in the ancient Mediterranean World: the core of Italy and of Roman Empire. On the other hand, knowledge means also preservation and defense of material remains and cultural memory.
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  +“The Changing Landscape of Ancient Rome. Archeology and History of the Palatine Hill” presents to a large public the topographical lay-out of the most relevant part of the city (according the Greek and Roman Historians Rome was founded on the Palatine). Research developed on the Palatine since the end of last century by the team of Sapienza Classical Archaeologists opened a new phase in the urban archaeological investigation and in the scientific debate about the relation between archaeological features and literary tradition as well as the “correct use“ of both kind of evidence, key issues of wide archaeological and historical significance."
   The Cycle: Management of Successful Arts and Cultural Organizations,the-cycle,https://coursera.org/learn/the-cycle,Arts and Humanities,"University of Maryland, College Park","What makes a successful arts and cultural organization? Led by DeVos Institute Chairman Michael M. Kaiser and President Brett Egan, this course will introduce you to a management theory called the Cycle which supports thriving arts and cultural organizations. Learning from our work with managers from over 80 countries around the world, the DeVos Institute developed the Cycle as a simple, but powerful tool to assist managers in their effort to respond to an increasingly complex environment and propel their institutions to excellence. The Cycle explains how great art and strong marketing can create a family of supporters, who in turn help the organization produce the revenue required to support even more great art the next year. The Institute has seen the Cycle work in performing and presenting organizations, as well as museums, arts schools, and other nonprofit endeavors like service organizations, historical societies, public libraries, university programs, advocacy organizations, botanical gardens, and zoos."
   The Emergence of the Modern Middle East - Part I,modern-middle-east-1,https://coursera.org/learn/modern-middle-east-1,Arts and Humanities,Tel Aviv University,"This course will discuss the emergence of the modern Middle East from the fall of the Ottoman Empire, at the end of the First World War to the present. It will discuss the Ottoman legacy in the region and the Western imperial impact on the creation of the Arab state system. The course will discuss the rise and retreat of Arab nationalism, the problems of internal cohesion of the Arab states, issues of religion and state, and the evolution of Islamist politics."
   The Emergence of the Modern Middle East - Part II,modernmiddleeast2,https://coursera.org/learn/modernmiddleeast2,Arts and Humanities,Tel Aviv University,"This course will discuss the developments in the Middle East from the early 20th century to the present. It will discuss the rise and retreat of Arab nationalism, the problems of internal cohesion of the Arab states, issues of religion and state, and the evolution of Islamist politics. It will also focus on the evolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict and its impact on the region and will conclude with an in depth analysis of the “Arab Spring” by placing these contemporary revolutionary events in their historical context."
  
positive.code: Chemistry,chemistry-1,https://coursera.org/learn/chemistry-1,Physical Science and Engineering,University of Kentucky,"This course is designed to cover subjects in advanced high school chemistry courses, correlating to the standard topics as established by the American Chemical Society. This course is a precursor to the Advanced Chemistry Coursera course. Areas that are covered include atomic structure, periodic trends, compounds, reactions and stoichiometry, bonding, and thermochemistry."
  Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries,climate-change-mitigation,https://coursera.org/learn/climate-change-mitigation,Physical Science and Engineering,University of Cape Town,This course challenges you to consider how one might lift societies out of poverty while also mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. We explore the inherent complexity of developing country governments wanting to grow their economies in a climate friendly way. You will be introduced to an approach with which to address this challenge. The approach consists of a facilitated process whereby academic researchers and high-level influential actors within society co-produce knowledge.
  Computer Architecture,comparch,https://coursera.org/learn/comparch,Physical Science and Engineering,Princeton University,"In this course, you will learn to design the computer architecture of complex modern microprocessors."
  Converter Circuits,converter-circuits,https://coursera.org/learn/converter-circuits,Physical Science and Engineering,University of Colorado Boulder,"This course introduces more advanced concepts of switched-mode converter circuits. Realization of the power semiconductors in inverters or in converters having bidirectional power flow is explained. Power diodes, power MOSFETs, and IGBTs are explained, along with the origins of their switching times. Equivalent circuit models are refined to include the effects of switching loss. The discontinuous conduction mode is described and analyzed."
  Converter Control,converter-control,https://coursera.org/learn/converter-control,Physical Science and Engineering,University of Colorado Boulder,"This course teaches how to design a feedback system to control a switching converter. The equivalent circuit models derived in the previous courses are extended to model small-signal ac variations. These models are then solved, to find the important transfer functions of the converter and its regulator system. Finally, the feedback loop is modeled, analyzed, and designed to meet requirements such as output regulation, bandwidth and transient response, and rejection of disturbances."
  "Creativity, Innovation, and Change",creativity-innovation,https://coursera.org/learn/creativity-innovation,Physical Science and Engineering,The Pennsylvania State University,"Let’s keep making history together - over and over! In 2013 and 2014, over 200,000 people from more than 190 countries came together in this MOOC to explore creativity, innovation, and change. What did we DO? We discovered creative uniqueness through Creative Diversity. We used Intelligent Fast Failure to build innovative skills. We applied CENTER principles to drive personal change. And we implemented value creation skills to initiate lasting change."
  
negative.code: * Apply the Transport Theorem to solve kinematic particle problems and translate between various sets of attitude descriptions
  * Add and subtract relative attitude descriptions and integrate those descriptions numerically to predict orientations over time
  * Derive the fundamental attitude coordinate properties of rigid bodies and determine attitude from a series of heading measurements"
  Kinetics: Studying Spacecraft Motion,spacecraft-dynamics-kinetics,https://coursera.org/learn/spacecraft-dynamics-kinetics,Physical Science and Engineering,University of Colorado Boulder,"As they tumble through space, objects like spacecraft move in dynamical ways. Understanding and predicting the equations that represent that motion is critical to the safety and efficacy of spacecraft mission development. Kinetics: Modeling the Motions of Spacecraft trains your skills in topics like rigid body angular momentum and kinetic energy expression shown in a coordinate frame agnostic manner, single and dual rigid body systems tumbling without the forces of external torque, how differential gravity across a rigid body is approximated to the first order to study disturbances in both the attitude and orbital motion, and how these systems change when general momentum exchange devices are introduced.
  
  After this course, you will be able to...
  
  *Derive from basic angular momentum formulation the rotational equations of motion and predict and determine torque-free motion equilibria and associated stabilities
  * Develop equations of motion for a rigid body with multiple spinning components and derive and apply the gravity gradient torque
  * Apply the static stability conditions of a dual-spinner configuration and predict changes as momentum exchange devices are introduced
  * Derive equations of motion for systems in which various momentum exchange devices are present
  
  Please note: this is an advanced course, best suited for working engineers or students with college-level knowledge in mathematics and physics."
  Linear Circuits 1: DC Analysis,linear-circuits-dcanalysis,https://coursera.org/learn/linear-circuits-dcanalysis,Physical Science and Engineering,Georgia Institute of Technology,"This course explains how to analyze circuits that have direct current (DC) current or voltage sources. A DC source is one that is constant. Circuits with resistors, capacitors, and inductors are covered, both analytically and experimentally. Some practical applications in sensors are demonstrated."
  MOS Transistors,mosfet,https://coursera.org/learn/mosfet,Physical Science and Engineering,Columbia University,"PLEASE NOTE: This version of the course has been formed from an earlier version, which was actively run by the instructor and his teaching assistants. Some of what is mentioned in the video lectures and the accompanying material regarding logistics, book availability and method of grading may no longer be relevant to the present version. Neither the instructor nor the original teaching assistants are running this version of the course. There will be no certificate offered for this course."
  Machine Design Part I,machine-design1,https://coursera.org/learn/machine-design1,Physical Science and Engineering,Georgia Institute of Technology,"“Machine Design Part I” is the first course in an in-depth three course series of “Machine Design.” The “Machine Design” Coursera series covers fundamental mechanical design topics, such as static and fatigue failure theories, the analysis of shafts, fasteners, and gears, and the design of mechanical systems such as gearboxes. Throughout this series of courses we will examine a number of exciting design case studies, including the material selection of a total hip implant, the design and testing of the wing on the 777 aircraft, and the impact of dynamic loads on the design of an bolted pressure vessel."
  