Professor Margaret M. Hanson, 513-556-0524
LEARNING OBJECTIVES, READING ASSIGNMENTS, IN CLASS WORKSHEET & EXAM SCHEDULE
Astronomy: Life in the Universe
margaret.hanson 'at' uc.edu
Tuesday, Thursday, 9:30am - 10:50am, Old Chem 525
Week
Date
Topic (click for Learning Objectives)
Book Reading*
In Class Work
One
Tues, Jan 6
1: What is Science?
pp 1 - 12 (sect. 1.1-1.4)
Doc1, Doc2
Thurs, Jan 8
2: Theories, Pseudoscience
pp 16-38 (sect. 2.1-2.3)
Document
Two
Tues, Jan 13
3: Stars, Galaxies, the Universe
pp 48-69 (sect. 3.1,3.2)
Document
Thurs, Jan 15
4: Our Solar System
pp 70-84, 88-93 (sect. 3.3, parts of 3.4, 3.5)
Document
Three
Tues, Jan 20
5: Earth: Geological History
pp 100-120, (sect. 4.1-4.3)
Document
Thurs, Jan 22
6: Earth: Geological Evolution
pp 120-138 (sect. 4.4,4.5)
Document
Four
Tues, Jan 25
SNOW DAY Class Cancelled
Thurs, Jan 29
TEST 1
Chapters 1 - 4
Five
Tues, Feb 3
7: Life on Earth
pp149-160,178-185 (5.1,5.5,5.6)
Document
Thurs, Feb 5
8: Origins of Life on Earth
pp191-214 (6.1-6.3)
Document
Six
Tues, Feb 10
9: Extinction, Life Needs
pp215-221,236-242 (6.4,7.1)
Document
Thurs, Feb 12
10: Mars Geology and History
pp261-276 (8.1,8.2)
Document
Seven
Tues, Feb 17
11: Is (was) Life on Mars?
pp276-290 (8.3-8.5)
Document
Thurs, Feb 19
TEST 2
Chapters 5 - 8 (not all pages!)
Eight
Tues, Feb 24
12: Europa & Titan
pp300-310,312-317 (parts of 9.1, 9.2 & 9.3)
Document
Thurs, Feb 26
13: Habitibility
p329-332, 336-343, 348-354 (parts of Ch 10)
Document
Nine
Tues, Mar 3
14: Exoplanets
pp369-384 (11.2 only)
Document
Thurs, Mar 5
15: Search for E.T.
pp399-419 (12.1,12.2, first half of 12.3)
Document
Ten
Tues, Mar 10
TEST 3
Chapters 9 - 12 (not all pages!)
Thurs, Mar 12
Review for FINAL
FINALS
Tues, Mar 17 8-10am
TEST 4 (cumulative)
About the class:
This class will use active group work to cover learning objectives and course material with little or no lectures during class time. There will also be additional assigned reading outside of class. Students will not have to meet as groups outside of class. Exams, taken closed book and individually, will make up 90% of the grade and reflect the work covered during class time and the outside reading. The exams will be made up of short answer and essay questions. The remaining 10% of the grade will come from work done in class.
