Splash Biography

NEIL GOECKNER-WALD, ESP Teacher

Major: Physics

College/Employer: UC Berkeley

Year of Graduation: G

Brief Biographical Sketch:

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Past Classes

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S105: The Fundamentals of Cosmology in Splash Fall 15 (Oct. 10, 2015)

The first part of this course cover some of the basics of modern cosmology (the study of the history and contents of the universe) including the Freedman - Robertson -Walker cosmological model and the components of the universe including dark matter and dark energy. In the second part we'll dive a bit more deeply into why we know what we do, focusing on several areas of active research including the study of Type 1a supernovae, detection of dark matter, and the cosmic microwave background.