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Maths & Physical Science Teacher

Teachers or candidates for teaching exams.

Algebra, functions, calculus, mechanics, electromagnetism and general chemistry at introductory university level.

318hours of coursework
32weeks at 10 h
8steps
23courses
3universities

Target skills

Applied MathematicsGraphingCalculusAlgebraMathematical ModelingData AnalysisAdvanced MathematicsTrigonometryMechanicsTorque (Physics)PhysicsChemistry

Skill labels as listed on Coursera.

Target jobs

  • Mathematics teacher
  • Physical science teacher
  • Teaching exam candidate

Progression

  1. 1
  2. 2
    Johns Hopkins UniversityBeginnerR

    Stated prerequisites: Some high school algebra and function basics

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    CourseLevelLengthRating (reviews)
    Precalculus: Relations and FunctionsBeginner12 h4.7 (231)
    Precalculus: Periodic FunctionsBeginner9 h4.7 (110)
    Precalculus: Mathematical ModelingBeginner10 h4.8 (98)
  3. 3
    Johns Hopkins UniversityIntermediateData Analysis Software

    Stated prerequisites: Some familiarity with precalculus, specifically exponential and logarithm functions

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  4. 4
    Johns Hopkins UniversityIntermediate

    Stated prerequisites: Working knowledge of differential calculus

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  5. 5
    Rice UniversityIntermediate

    Stated prerequisites: Algebra, geometry, trigonometry; basic calculus helpful

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    CourseLevelLengthRating (reviews)
    Physics 101 - Forces and KinematicsIntermediate30 h4.7 (210)
    Physics 101 - Energy and MomentumIntermediate23 h4.6 (49)
    Physics 101 - Rotational Motion and GravitationIntermediate28 h4.8 (104)
  6. 6
    Rice UniversityIntermediate

    Stated prerequisites: Algebra, geometry, trigonometry; basic calculus helpful

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    CourseLevelLengthRating (reviews)
    Physics 102 - Electric Charges and FieldsIntermediate22 h4.6 (210)
    Physics 102 - Electric Potential and DC CircuitsIntermediate22 h4.8 (35)
    Physics 102 - Magnetic Fields and Faraday's LawIntermediate26 h4.8 (28)
    Physics 102 - AC Circuits and Maxwell's EquationsIntermediate18 h4.8 (51)
  7. 7
    Duke UniversityBeginner

    Stated prerequisites: Strong algebra foundation

  8. 8

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Projects to build

After step 4

Exercise bank

Write 30 calculus exercises with solutions, ranked by difficulty.

After step 5

Filmed mechanics

Film a fall or a pendulum and analyse the motion frame by frame in Python.

After step 6

RC circuit

Model a capacitor’s charge and compare the curve with a real measurement.

After step 8

Stoichiometry activity

Create a class activity on amounts of substance with a simple experiment.

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