Splash Biography



DANIEL HWANG, Yale Senior!




Major: Chemical Engineering

College/Employer: Yale University

Year of Graduation: G

Picture of Daniel Hwang

Brief Biographical Sketch:

I love to talk about infinity! I taught in the fall of 2012 and got excited about Splash so I joined the admin team. I have since graduated after serving Splash for 4 years, and now just teach. If you have any questions about infinity or Yale life, feel free to email me at daniel.hwang@yale.edu



Past Classes

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X2785: University Tycoon in Splash Spring 17 (Apr. 08, 2017)
You're now in charge of a major research university! What are the things you need to think about in order to make sure everything runs smoothly?


M2786: To Infinity and Beyond! in Splash Spring 17 (Apr. 08, 2017)
How big is infinity? What is beyond infinity? How can you work with infinity? We’ll be discussing different levels of infinitude, creating elegant proofs, and solving riddles with infinity to note some of the most interesting properties of infinitude.


C2438: To Infinity and Beyond! in Sprout Spring 17 (Feb. 11 - 25, 2017)
How do you add people to a fully occupied infinite hotel? When we are little, we have a pretty basic understanding of infinity, how we can count and count and never end. But when we do more complicated work with infinity, it suddenly isn't so intuitive. How do we deal with that concept when it is applied to different theoretical scenarios?


M2261: To Infinity and Beyond! in Splash Fall 16 (Nov. 05, 2016)
How big is infinity? What is beyond infinity? How can you work with infinity? We’ll be discussing different levels of infinitude, creating elegant proofs, and solving riddles with infinity to note some of the most interesting properties of infinitude.


X2278: How a University Works in Splash Fall 16 (Nov. 05, 2016)
You're now in charge of a university! What are the things you need to think about in order to make sure everything runs smoothly?


C2113: To Infinity and Beyond! in Sprout Fall 16 (Oct. 01 - 15, 2016)
How do you add people to a fully occupied infinite hotel? When we are little, we have a pretty basic understanding of infinity, how we can count and count and never end. But when we do more complicated work with infinity, it suddenly isn't so intuitive. How do we deal with that concept when it is applied to different theoretical scenarios? What can we learn from using infinitude in fractals?


C2114: Being A Princess: A Look Into Disney in Sprout Fall 16 (Oct. 01 - 15, 2016)
Being a princess is tough work. Sometimes. In this class, we will critically analyze how Disney princesses are portrayed, their interactions with other characters, their strengths, and their faults, as well as look at the princesses in the context of the Disney empire and time period. Come prepared to rethink how you feel about some of the most iconic animated films.


M2041: To Infinity and Beyond! in Splash Spring 16 (Apr. 02, 2016)
How big is infinity? What is beyond infinity? How can you work with infinity? We’ll be discussing different levels of infinitude, creating elegant proofs, and solving riddles with infinity to note some of the most interesting properties of infinitude.


X2042: Being A Princess: A Look Into Disney in Splash Spring 16 (Apr. 02, 2016)
Being a princess is tough work. Sometimes. In this class, we will critically analyze how Disney princesses are portrayed, their interactions with other characters, their strengths, and their faults, as well as look at the princesses in the context of the Disney empire and time period. Come prepared to rethink how you feel about some of the most iconic animated films.


C1874: To Infinity and Beyond! in Sprout Spring 16 (Feb. 13 - 27, 2016)
How do you add people to a fully occupied infinite hotel? When we are little, we have a pretty basic understanding of infinity, how we can count and count and never end. But when we do more complicated work with infinity, it suddenly isn't so intuitive. How do we deal with that concept when it is applied to different theoretical scenarios? What can we learn from using infinitude in fractals?


C1876: Being A Princess: A Look Into Disney in Sprout Spring 16 (Feb. 13 - 27, 2016)
Being a princess is tough work. Sometimes. In this class, we will critically analyze how Disney princesses are portrayed, their interactions with other characters, their strengths, and their faults, as well as look at the princesses in the context of the Disney empire and time period. Come prepared to rethink how you feel about some of the most iconic animated films.


C1717: To Infinity and Beyond! in Sprout Fall 15 (Oct. 03 - 17, 2015)
How do you add people to a fully occupied infinite hotel? When we are little, we have a pretty basic understanding of infinity, how we can count and count and never end. But when we do more complicated work with infinity, it suddenly isn't so intuitive. How do we deal with that concept when it is applied to different theoretical scenarios? What can we learn from using infinitude in fractals?


C1720: Feeling Lucky? in Sprout Fall 15 (Oct. 03 - 17, 2015)
Prepare to be surprised with an assortment of random cool topics! Taught by an ensemble of Splash teachers.


M1662: To Infinity and Beyond! in Splash Summer 15 (Jul. 25 - 26, 2015)
How big is infinity? What is beyond infinity? How can you work with infinity? We’ll be discussing different levels of infinitude, creating elegant proofs, and solving riddles with infinity to note some of the most interesting properties of infinitude.


C1370: To Infinity and Beyond! in Sprout Spring 15 (Feb. 14 - 28, 2015)
When we are little, we have a pretty basic understanding of infinity, how we can count and count and never end. But when we do more complicated work with infinity, it suddenly isn't so intuitive. How do we deal with that concept when it is applied to different theoretical scenarios? What can we learn from using infinitude in fractals?


C1239: To Infinity and Beyond! in Sprout Fall 2014 (Oct. 04 - 18, 2014)
When we are little, we have a pretty basic understanding of infinity, how we can count and count and never end. But when we do more complicated work with infinity, it suddenly isn't so intuitive. How do we deal with that concept when it is applied to different theoretical scenarios? What can we learn from using infinitude in fractals? Come to class prepared to participate and really stretch your mind!


F1106: To Infinity and Beyond! in Sprout Summer 2014 (Jul. 12 - Aug. 02, 2014)
When we are little, we have a pretty basic understanding of infinity, how we can count and count and never end. But when we do more complicated work with infinity, it suddenly isn't so intuitive. How do we deal with that concept when it is applied to different theoretical scenarios? What can we learn from using infinitude in fractals?


M920: To Infinity and Beyond! in Splash Spring 14 (Mar. 29, 2014)
How big is infinity? What is beyond infinity? How can you work with infinity? We’ll be discussing different levels of infinitude, creating elegant proofs, and solving riddles with infinity to note some of the most interesting properties of infinitude.


M921: To Fractals and Beyond! in Splash Spring 14 (Mar. 29, 2014)
A continuation course that should be taken after To Infinity and Beyond, whether taking both in the spring or after having taken it in the fall. For those that are very interested in infinity and fractals. We will show how concepts from the Infinity and Beyond course transfer to fractals, the psychedelic images that are created by taking simple processes and repeating them infinitely many times. Applications of fractals will also be discussed.


T827: To Infinity and Beyond! in Sprout Spring 14 (Feb. 15 - Mar. 01, 2014)
When we are little, we have a pretty basic understanding of infinity, how we can count and count and never end. But when we do more complicated work with infinity, it suddenly isn't so intuitive. How do we deal with that concept when it is applied to different theoretical scenarios? What can we learn from using infinitude in fractals?


T846: Feeling Lucky? in Sprout Spring 14 (Feb. 15 - Mar. 01, 2014)
Prepare to be surprised with an assortment of random cool topics! Taught by an ensemble of admins. Potential topics include - but are NOT limited to - Calvin and Hobbes trivia, organic chemistry, modern Poetry, Pokemon, and knot theory.


M614: To Infinity and Beyond! in Splash Fall 13 (Nov. 09, 2013)
How big is infinity? What is beyond infinity? How can you work with infinity? We’ll be discussing different levels of infinitude, creating elegant proofs, and solving riddles with infinity to note some of the most interesting properties of infinitude.


M615: To Fractals and Beyond! in Splash Fall 13 (Nov. 09, 2013)
A continuation course that should be taken after To Infinity and Beyond, whether taking both in the spring or after having taken it in the fall. For those that are very interested in infinity and fractals. We will show how concepts from the Infinity and Beyond course transfer to fractals, the psychedelic images that are created by taking simple processes and repeating them infinitely many times. Applications of fractals will also be discussed.


T537: To Infinity and Beyond! in Sprout Fall 13 (Oct. 05 - 19, 2013)
When we are little, we have a pretty basic understanding of infinity, how we can count and count and never end. But when we do more complicated work with infinity, it suddenly isn't so intuitive. How do we deal with that concept when it is applied to different theoretical scenarios? What can we learn from using infinitude in fractals?


F466: To Infinity and Beyond! in Splash Summer 13 (Jul. 06 - 27, 2013)
When we are little, we have a pretty basic understanding of infinity, how we can count and count and never end. But when we do more complicated work with infinity, it suddenly isn't so intuitive. How do we deal with that concept when it is applied to philosophy, probability, and real-life? What can we learn from using infinitude in fractals? [4-week class]


M267: To Infinity and Beyond! in Splash Spring 13 (Apr. 06, 2013)
How big is infinity? What is beyond infinity? How can you work with infinity? We’ll be discussing different levels of infinitude, creating elegant proofs, and solving riddles with infinity to note some of the most interesting properties of infinitude.


M268: To Fractals and Beyond! in Splash Spring 13 (Apr. 06, 2013)
A continuation course that should be taken after To Infinity and Beyond, whether taking both in the spring or after having taken it in the fall. For those that are very interested in infinity and fractals. We will show how concepts from the Infinity and Beyond course transfer to fractals, the psychedelic images that are created by taking simple processes and repeating them infinitely many times. Applications of fractals will also be discussed.


M157: To Infinity and Beyond in Splash Fall 12 (Oct. 20, 2012)
How big is infinity? What is beyond infinity? How can you work with infinity? We'll be discussing different levels of infinitude, solving riddles with infinity, and perhaps taking a quick look at fractals.