ASTR380, Fall 2011
L
ife in the
U
niverse
Instructor:
Prof. Andrew Harris
Lecture Time:
TuTh 9:30-10:45
Lecture Room:
CSS 2400
Teaching Assistant:
Ron Ballouz
Class Information
Course syllabus
Lecture schedule
Lecture slides and assignments are on the
class ELMS
page.
Prof. Harris' Office Hours (in CSS 1229): TuTh 11:00 am - 12:00 pm or by appointment.
Material to Help You Out
GENERAL
Working with equations
Scientific notation
Astronomical sizes
Astronomical distances
Scale of the universe
Formation of solar system and planets
Astronomy Picture of the Day
LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
Exponential growth
Evolution
Origin of life
Mass extinctions
Possibilities for life elsewhere in Solar System
Extrasolar planets
Drake equation
Fermi paradox
Interstellar travel
Interesting Astrobiology website