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Cosmic Dawn: The Observed Universe and How it Came to Look This Way (AST 16)
Have you ever wondered how big the universe is or what it’s made of? What was the “Big Bang” and where and when did it happen? What happened in the universe before it could allow for the evolution of life? And what lies ahead? Will the universe keep expanding or will it collapse? Are stars disappearing, and if so, how much longer will they exist? What will happen to the Earth and the rest of the solar system when the Sun dies?
This introductory cosmology and astrophysics course will introduce you to some of the biggest questions in science and to scientists’ best answers for them. One class session will take place in a special lab where, placed in a three-dimensional visualization environment, students will “fly” around our galaxy and experience the formation and death of the very first stars.
No prior physics knowledge is required, just a lively interest in the Universe's most distant past and remote future.
Tom Abel
Associate Professor of Physics
Tom Abel's research is focused on the origin of structure in the Universe using supercomputers, with a long-term goal of understanding galaxies, one star at a time. He received a PhD from the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich and worked at Cambridge, Harvard, and the Astrophysikalisches Institut in Germany prior to coming to Stanford. His work has been featured on PBS and the Discovery Channel, and in Discover Magazine and National Geographic.
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Course Details
Tuesdays
7:00 - 8:50 pm
7 weeks
Oct 7 - Nov 18
1 unit $275
Drop by: Oct 20
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