15-Phys-122 Spring Quarter 2005:
Astronomy: Life in the Universe

Professor Margaret M. Hanson, 513-556-0524
hanson 'at' physics.uc.edu
Tuesday, Thursday, 11am - 12:15pm, Old Chem 525

SYLLABUS, NOTES & EXAM SCHEDULE

Week	Dates	Topic and Lecture Notes	Reading*	Lecture Note Pages
One	Mar 29, 31	Introduction, Early Earth	1 - 34	Early Earth 1 - 10
Two	Apr 5, 7	Earth's Early Geology	35 - 65	Early Earth 11 - 22
Three	Apr 12	Earth's Early Life, Review	65 - 71	Early Earth 23 - 25
	Thursday, Apr 14	TEST 1
Four	Apr 19, 21	Energy of Life	72 - 130	Early Life 1 - 18
Five	Apr 26, 28	Mars, Mars Meteorite, Review	130 - 159	Mars 1 - 17
Six	Tuesday, May 3	TEST 2
	May 5	Terraforming Mars	160 - 171	Mars 18 - 24
Seven	May 10, 12	Venus, Outer Moons	172 - 223	Venus & Moons 1 - 22
Eight	May 17	Solar System Formation , Review	228 - 243	Esolar & SETI 1 - 6
	Thursday, May 19	TEST 3
Nine	May 24, 26	Extrasolar planets, Habitable Zones	244 - 275	Esolar & SETI 7 - 19
Ten	May 31, Jun 2	SETI Searches, Review	276 - 292	Esolar & SETI 20 - 26
Finals	Tuesday, June 7	TEST 4 (2:15-4:15pm)