TA:
Lecture: Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:30-3:50 PM Room: Javits 110
| Week | Date | Topics | Reading | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 28 Jan 30 |
Introduction;
The Drake Equation You Live Here; What is Science? |
BS 1, 3, 12.1, Appendix C | |
| 2 | Feb 4 Feb 6 |
N* | The Sun The Influence of the Sun on Earth Why the Sun Shines |
BS 2, 3, 10.1 |
| 3 | Feb 11 Feb 13 |
N* fs |
The Stars: Other Suns The Lives of the Stars |
BS 2, 3, 10.1, 11.1 |
| 4 | Feb 18 Feb 20 |
fs | Just Enough Physics and Biology | BS 3.3, 5 |
| 5 | Feb 25 Feb 27 |
fp | Overview of the Solar System | BS 3.4, 4, 10.1 |
| 6 | Mar 4 Mar 6 |
fp fl |
Life on Earth Looking for Life in all the Wrong Places |
BS 6, 7 |
| 7 | Mar 11 | nh | Barsoom. I. | BS 8 |
| 7 | Mar 13 | Midterm 1 | BS 1 - 7, 10.1, 11.1 | |
| 8 | Mar 25 Mar 27 |
nh fl |
Barsoom. II. Europa and the Icy Moons |
BS 8, 9 |
| 9 | Apr 1 Apr 3 |
fl nh |
Titan Rare Earth |
BS 9, 10 |
| 10 | Apr 8 Apr 10 |
fp nh |
The Galactic Context How to Find Exoplanets |
BS 11 |
| 11 | Apr 15 | Midterm 2 | BS 1-11.3 | |
| 11 | Apr 17 | nh fl |
Exoplanets Exoplanet Habitability |
BS 11 |
| 12 | Apr 22 Apr 24 |
fi fc L/T |
SETI Lifetimes of Civilizations |
BS 12,13 |
| 13 | Apr 29 May 1 |
fc | The Fermi Paradox Spaceflight |
BS 13 |
| 14 | May 6 May 8 |
N | Consequences of Contact Summary |
BS 12.4, 13, Epilogue |
| May 14 5:30 PM |
Final Exam |
BS 1-13, Epilogue |
*** note: this plan is subject to change ***
BS refers to chapters in Bennett & Shostak's Life in the Universe.