Splash Biography

DOMINIC RYAN, ESP Teacher

Major: Astronomy

College/Employer: UC Berkeley

Year of Graduation: G

Brief Biographical Sketch:

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Past Classes

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S100: Kerbal Space Program: Rocket Science for Everyone in Splash Fall 15 (Oct. 10, 2015)

Set in a scaled-down analog of our own solar system, Kerbal Space Program is a recent simulation game focused on building and launching rockets. Students will collaborate to design spacecraft and see how they fly, while learning the basics of orbital motion, Kepler’s and Newton’s laws, stability of aircraft, the ideal rocket equation, and more.