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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Energy, Environment, and Everyday Life by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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About the Course

For a sample of what this course will include, see the video "Energy, Environment, and Everyday Life MOOC with University of Illinois Professor David Ruzic" - http://go.citl.illinois.edu/Energy-MOOC This course teaches you everything you need to know about energy, the environment, and at least a number of things in everyday life. It starts by talking about energy itself and where it comes from. This includes how much we have, who has it, who uses it, and what that all means. The video clips are produced in a fast-paced multimedia format during which Professor Ruzic throws in fun and demonstrations. There are multiple-choice questions to check your understanding and some more in-depth exercises to guide you deeper into the subject. After explaining the main things we use energy for – our cars and electronics! – fossil fuels are examined in detail. Want to really learn about fracking or pipelines? Watch these segments. The environmental effects of fossil fuels are taught as well. Global warming, acid rain, and geoengineering all are in this part of the course. Part of their solution is too. Renewables follow, with clips on solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, biofuels, etc. You’ll even see Professor Ruzic in a corn field and in the middle of a stream showing how you could dam it up. Finally, nuclear power is taught in detail – how it really works and what happens when it doesn’t work, as in Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima, as well as how we are making it today, which is shown here without political preconceptions. In this course, economics takes center stage. People will ultimately do whatever costs the least, so energy policy is most effective when it is targeted at the user’s wallet. Throughout the course there are 24 segments on “How Things Work." These guides to everyday life are tremendously varied, covering everything from fireworks to making beer to what happens backstage at a theater. The course is designed to be enjoyable as well as informative. We hope you will take a look!...

Top reviews

AM

Feb 2, 2021

The course was conducted with a lot of passion, which is admirable. Sometimes, the videos can get a little lengthy. However, they are made enjoyable by how enthusiastically the content was taught!

YC

Jun 26, 2020

The best thing about this course is Prof. Ruzic. Thanks to him, I felt no problem in understanding concepts and the practical approach has helped me memorize lot of stuff.

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By David D

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Mar 6, 2018

Excellent effort! The course material spans a wide range of physics geared to the layman level but still enough depth to be worthwhile. Well presented and varied and especially nice to have 'test' questions and answers even if one didn't sign up to pay!

By Deleted A

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May 30, 2021

The only reason why I am leaving a low rating is because of the unfair peer grading done in this course. I started this course with so much of enthusiasm and I was so happy to learn so many amazing things from Professor Ruzic. A lot of learners are just teaming up with each other to get full grades on their assignment even when they haven't even submitted the whole work or have even submitted something else. I worked so hard on my assignments and all of my solutions are correct. I took the right approach and solved everything as asked. However, 2 learners graded me poorly, I really don't know what they would get out of it. I am so sad to leave this course but I hope the team looks into this unfair grading practice by peers.

By Nazif H

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Mar 27, 2020

Thanks for given me opportunity to learnt the course

By Nathan G

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Sep 2, 2020

amazing course, learned a vast amount about nuclear energy and sparked my interest to further my knowledge in the subject! thank you!

By Lakshmi R

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Oct 30, 2020

for those who are looking for knowledge regarding Energy and environmental issues, this is one of the best

By Vipul A

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Jun 18, 2020

Brilliant course ,assignment done with great enthusiasm..

By HIRAM D T R

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Sep 19, 2020

I finished the course and I want to say that it was excellent. I am a petroleum engineer and looking for courses related to my profession Coursera suggested this course to me. At first I did it to make my resume more attractive to recruiters. To my Surprise the content of the course was so entertaining and Professor Ruzic's passion and ease explanation made me commit to completing the course (I had some setbacks in the work). By the way I admire the professor's ability to write backwards!

By Anmol M

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Feb 3, 2021

The course was conducted with a lot of passion, which is admirable. Sometimes, the videos can get a little lengthy. However, they are made enjoyable by how enthusiastically the content was taught!

By Tushar K

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Aug 16, 2018

Great course by Prof. Ruzic. Very well explained, fun assignments as well.

By Jialiang C

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Jun 17, 2018

Excellent course and really enjoyable

By Farhan A

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Aug 16, 2019

Awesome Course!!!

By SURENDRA L

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Oct 11, 2017

Wonderful course

By SIVAGURU M S

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Jul 6, 2020

Good

By Sagar M

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Jul 17, 2021

Not made for those who want an easy course for college credit. It will take you a lot of time.

By Khaled A R

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Jul 24, 2019

I missed an assignment due to technical issue with no response from the course team (the excel sheet of the assignment was password protected. I posted a thread to ask for help and no one responded). I was very enthusiastic about the progress i was making until this happened.

By Anto A

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Jan 11, 2024

I recently completed the online course "Energy, Environment, and Everyday Life" instructed by Prof. David Ruzic, and I couldn't be more pleased with the experience. Prof. Ruzic's teaching style is not only engaging but also incredibly insightful. His passion for the subject matter shines through in each lecture, making complex concepts easy to understand. The course content is well-structured, providing a comprehensive overview of the intricate relationship between energy, the environment, and our daily lives. The interactive elements and practical examples used by Prof. Ruzic enhanced my understanding and kept me motivated throughout the course. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking for a well-rounded and enjoyable exploration of the critical issues surrounding energy and the environment. Prof. Ruzic's expertise and enthusiasm make the learning journey both educational and enjoyable.

By Charles A

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Jul 12, 2020

I can use what I learned in this course in both my personal and professional life. It has broadened my knowledge of energy creation and usage in the world. It also has deepened my knowledge of the pro's and con's of using different types of energy, and how economics drives our choices.

By Venkateswarlu A

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Jul 26, 2021

Really excellent course offered by university of Illinois Urbana - Champaign. Enjoyed every minute in this course. Also very informative course. Main thing That I loved is The part How things work in every topic of this course. That practical learning will help every learner.

By Rituraj D

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Jul 8, 2020

Great course to learn about the current day scenario of energy. Though it is mainly about the status in US as the university is there but it gave me many new things to study upon and I learnt many things.

By Y V S C

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Jun 27, 2020

The best thing about this course is Prof. Ruzic. Thanks to him, I felt no problem in understanding concepts and the practical approach has helped me memorize lot of stuff.

By Efstathia N

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Jan 1, 2021

An excellent course! Professor Ruzic is one of the best I've ever met - even online. I would love to take another course with him, as well. Keep up the wonderful work!

By BoumTAC

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Nov 23, 2021

One of the best courses I took. The content is really great and the teacher is one of the greatest I have

By Fabricio A V C

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Aug 16, 2020

Excellent course developed by the university, and above all an excellent professor David Ruzic

By Dipendra S

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Jul 13, 2021

Amazing course, Not only with theory studies it gave a practical exposure to us.

By Mustafizur R

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Jun 30, 2020

Just love to learn.. Professor was very interesting person with great attitude .