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Lecture Date
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Lecture Topic
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Reading
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Sep. 1, 6
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Overview and the Scale of the Universe |
Chap. 3 |
Sep. 8
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Cosmological origins |
Chap. 3 |
Sep. 13
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Planet formation |
Chap. 3, 4 |
Sep. 15, 20, 22, 27
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Biological evolution |
Chap. 5, 6 |
Sep. 29
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The origin of life |
Chap. 5, 6 |
Oct. 4, 6
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The limits of life: extremophiles |
Chap. 5, 6 |
Oct. 11
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Mass extinctions |
Chap. 5, 6 |
Oct. 13, 18
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Possible requirements for life |
Chap. 10 |
Oct. 20
|
Midterm (CSS
2400, 9:30 - 10:45 am) |
Chap. 3 - 6 |
Oct. 25
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Possibilities for life in the Solar System |
Chap. 7 |
Oct.. 27, Nov. 1
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Possibilities for life in the
Solar System |
Chap. 7, 8, 9 |
Nov. 3
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Extrasolar planets |
Chap. 11 |
Nov. 8
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The future of life on Earth |
Chap. 10 |
Nov. 10
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The Drake equation |
Chap. 12 |
Nov. 15, 17, 22
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Intelligent life in the Universe |
Chap. 12 |
Nov. 24
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Thanksgiving Break
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Nov. 29
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UFOs and Alien Visits |
Chap. 12 |
Dec. 1, 6
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Interstellar travel and the Fermi paradox |
Chap. 13 |
Dec. 8
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Current research, future missions, and terraforming |
Chap. 13+ |
Dec. 13
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Concluding remarks, tips for final, feedback, etc. |
Chap. 13+ |
Dec. 16
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FINAL EXAM (CSS 2400, 8:00 - 10:00 am) |
Chap. 3 - 13 |
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