Online Course – Certified Professional Internship in Journeys from the Infinite to the Small at Ecole Polytechnique

The discovery of the physics of the two infinities. Open the door to understanding the physics of the greater and lesser infinity, the connections between the two infinities, and the connections between these discoveries and society.

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No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

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Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Understanding basic scientific concepts
  • Ability to analyze scientific problems
  • Applying theoretical knowledge in practical situations
  • Developing experimental and laboratory skills
  • Improving research and data analysis skills
  • Ability to draw conclusions from experimental results
  • Developing critical thinking and problem solving
  • Ability to work in a team and collaborate

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Physicist
  • Physics researcher
  • Material Engineer
  • Data Scientist in Physics
  • Physics teacher
  • Software developer in the field of physical simulations
  • Physical Systems Analyst
  • Astrophysics researcher
  • Expert in the field of physics of matter
  • Physics Project Manager

Focusing – Series of 4 Courses

Embark on a journey of discovery in the worlds of the small and the large, with physicists who will reveal to you the connections between the structure of matter at the smallest distances and the organization of the universe at the largest distances, and between the scientific tools used to study them.

French course

The course in French was created by physicists from the Labex P2IO (Physics of 2 Infinity and Origins), which brings together physics laboratories of large infinity and small infinity located in Orsy and Saclay.

Hands-on Learning Project

Each week of the course ends with a test consisting of multiple-choice questions, which helps to check whether the knowledge learned in the various videos has been grasped.

  • The answers include helpful explanations for understanding the reasons for possible errors.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Towards the great infinity

Course 1 • 3 hours

Course Details
What you’ll learn
  • Go explore the great infinity, together with physicists who will reveal to you the universe at the greatest distances known so far and the scientific tools used to explore it.
  • Understand what scientists have been able to learn about the history and structure of the universe, its components, and how they have accumulated observations of stars, galaxies, galaxy clusters, and the entire universe.

This course in French is part of the MOOC “Wonders from the Big Infinity to the Little Infinity”, built by physicists from LeBex P2IO (Physics of Two Infinities and Origins, IPP and University of Paris-Scalie) which brings together the physics laboratories of the Big Infinity and the Little Infinity located in Orsay and Scalie. The different learning paths in this MOOC will show you the knowledge and mysteries of the Big Infinity and the Little Infinity, the connections between these two infinities, and the connections between these discoveries and society:

The MOOC “Wonders from the Great Infinity to the Small Infinity” was built with financial support from Labex P2IO (Physics of Two Infinities and the Origins) presented at www.labex-p2io.fr (IPP and University of Paris-Scalie)

Towards the small infinity

Course 2 • 2 hours

Course Details
What you’ll learn
  • Go explore the infinitesimal, together with physicists who will reveal to you the secrets of matter when they study it at the smallest distances and at the highest energies.
  • You will be exposed to the latest advances in research in nuclear physics and particle physics, and you will discover the principles of accelerators and material shields, through which it was possible to study matter at these dimensions, until the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012, at CERN’s particle accelerator, the LHC.

This course in French is part of the MOOC “Wonders from the Big Infinity to the Little Infinity”, built by physicists from LeBex P2IO (Physics of Two Infinities and Origins, IPP and University of Paris-Scalie) which brings together the physics laboratories of the Big Infinity and the Little Infinity located in Orsay and Scalie. The different learning paths in this MOOC will show you the knowledge and mysteries of the Big Infinity and the Little Infinity, the connections between these two infinities, and the connections between these discoveries and society:

The MOOC “Wonders from the Great Infinity to the Small Infinity” was built with financial support from Labex P2IO (Physics of Two Infinities and the Origins) presented at www.labex-p2io.fr (IPP and University of Paris-Scalie)

From infinity to infinity

Course 3 • 2 hours

Course Details
What you’ll learn
  • Go explore the small infinity and the large infinity, together with physicists who will reveal to you the connections between the structure of matter at the smallest scales and the organization of the universe at the greatest distances, and between the scientific tools used to study them.
  • You will discover that many of the contacts that have come from our universe (such as the photon, the neutrino, or the cosmic rays) are also objects of interest to physicists who study matter at the smallest scales.
  • You will also see that the history of the universe (such as the composition of matter and the disappearance of antimatter) can be explained thanks to the progression of the infinitesimally small.
  • Our understanding of the two infinities can progress in harmony, with each infinity drawing on the advances and tools of the other.

This course in French is part of the MOOC “Wonders from the Big Infinity to the Little Infinity”, built by physicists from LeBex P2IO (Physics of Two Infinities and Origins, IPP and University of Paris-Scalie) which brings together the physics laboratories of the Big Infinity and the Little Infinity located in Orsay and Scalie. The different learning paths in this MOOC will show you the knowledge and mysteries of the Big Infinity and the Little Infinity, the connections between these two infinities, and the connections between these discoveries and society:

The MOOC “Wonders from the Great Infinity to the Small Infinity” was built with financial support from Labex P2IO (Physics of Two Infinities and the Origins) presented at www.labex-p2io.fr (IPP and University of Paris-Scalie)

The two infinites and us

Course 4 • 3 hours

Course Details
What you’ll learn
  • Explore the great and the small infinities in the aspects closest to our daily lives, together with physicists who will reveal to you their unexpected presence in our daily lives.
  • Get to know the life and professions of a great collaboration in the physics of the small and the large.
  • You will discover how the tools developed in these fields have found surprising applications.
  • How nuclear physics has significantly changed the fields of energy and health.
  • And how properties of certain particles are now helping other disciplines penetrate matter in a completely different way.

This course in French is part of the MOOC “Wonders from the Big Infinity to the Little Infinity”, built by physicists from LeBex P2IO (Physics of Two Infinities and Origins, IPP and University of Paris-Scalie) which brings together the physics laboratories of the Big Infinity and the Little Infinity located in Orsay and Scalie. The different learning paths in this MOOC will show you the knowledge and mysteries of the Big Infinity and the Little Infinity, the connections between these two infinities, and the connections between these discoveries and society:

The MOOC “Wonders from the Great Infinity to the Small Infinity” was built with financial support from Labex P2IO (Physics of Two Infinities and the Origins) presented at www.labex-p2io.fr (IPP and University of Paris-Scalie)