Rube Goldberg: Engineering

From gadgets, to gravity, to spinning wheels, this is the class for engineering imagination. Working in teams we build interactive structures where a simple push starts a chain reaction of pulleys, dominoes and so much more. These crazy types of systems, initially the idea of Mr. Rube Goldberg, began as a parody of the modern world. Now they’re fun. Here we engineer this art into life with a few machines of our own: wasting time and energy in the pursuit of “simple”.

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Course Number: WKSP-90038
Credit: 0.00 unit(s)

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7/1/2019 - 7/3/2019

$120

In-class

Closed

• SECTION ID:

  138506

• CLASS TYPE:

  In-class, Traditional Classroom instruction

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Carter, Sasha, BS in Earth Science, PhD in Geological Science

  Sasha came to us from Scripps Institution of Oceanography where he had worked for 8 years discovering the secrets of rivers under Antarctic Ice. Now he serves us as your local teacher / mad-scientist / Artist, teaching everything from the Physics of Fidget Spinners, to Rube-Goldberg Devices to SAT preparation. When not @ UCSD extension he teaches Geology / Oceanography at Southwestern, Mesa, and City Colleges. When not in class he enjoys long walks in the outdoors. 2019 Mesa College HSI STEM Lab Redesign Grant Awardee 2006 Time Magazine Person of the Year 2006 Austin Art Car Parade Exhibitor

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No information available at this time.

• POLICIES:

  1st meeting mandatory.
  Early enrollment advised.
  No UCSD parking permit required.
  No visitors permitted.
  No refunds after: 6/1/2019.
  

• NOTE:

  This is a high school level workshop.

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
7/1/2019	Mon	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.	Room 314, UCSD Extension University City Ctr, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
7/2/2019	Tue	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.	Room 314, UCSD Extension University City Ctr, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
7/3/2019	Wed	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.	Room 314, UCSD Extension University City Ctr, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego