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| Date | Topic | Assignment |
| W Jan 16 | Introductions, Policy, etc. | Buy the book and look it over |
| F Jan 18 | The Drake Equation | Download HW 0 | Begin Reading Ch 12 | Lecture Slides | DE Links |
| M Jan 21 | Booker T. Washington Day | Open Your Mind, Learn Your History |
| W Jan 23 | The Drake Equation | Continue Reading Ch 12, through p416 (stop at "Radio SETI Today") |
| F Jan 25 | The Drake Equation | Finish Reading Ch 12 (to p416) | Begin Reading Ch 1 |
| M Jan 28 | A Universe of Life? | HW 0 DUE | Download HW 1 | Finish Reading Ch 1 | Lecture Slides |
| W Jan 30 | A Universe of Life? (cont) | Begin Reading Ch 3 |
| F Feb 01 | A Universe of Life? (cont) | Finish Reading Ch 3 |
| M Feb 04 | The Science of Life in the Universe | HW 1 DUE | Download HW 2 | Start Reading Ch 2 | Lecture Slides |
| W Feb 06 | The Science of Life (cont) | Continue Reading Ch 2 |
| F Feb 08 | The Science of Life (cont) | Finish Reading Ch 2 |
| M Feb 11 | The Nature of Life (cont) | HW 2 DUE | Download HW 3 | Begin Reading Ch 5 | Lecture Slides (1/3) |
| W Feb 13 | The Nature of Life (cont) | Continue Reading Ch 5 | Lecture Slides (2/3) |
| F Feb 15 | The Nature of Life (cont) | Finish Reading Ch 5 | Lecture Slides (3/3) | Prepare for Exam 1 |
| M Feb 18 | Exam 1 | Covering Chs. 1, 2, 3, 5, & 12 | HW 3 DUE | Review Sheet | Results |
| W Feb 20 | Geology/History of Earth | Download HW 4 | Begin Reading Ch 4 | Lecture Slides (1/3) |
| F Feb 22 | Geology/History of Earth (cont) | Continue Reading Ch 4 | Lecture Slides (2/3) |
| M Feb 25 | Geology/History of Earth (cont) | Finish Reading Ch 4 | Lecture Slides (3/3) |
| W Feb 27 | Origin/Evolution of Life on Earth | HW 4 DUE (Solutions DOC | PDF ) ; Download HW 5 | Begin Reading Ch 6 | Lecture Slides (1/3) |
| F Feb 29 | Origin/Evolution of Life (cont) | Continue Reading Ch 6 | Lecture Slides (2/3) |
| M Mar 03 | Origin/Evolution of Life (cont) | Continue Reading Ch 6 | Lecture Slides (3/3) |
| W Mar 05 | Origin/Evolution of Life (cont) | Finish Reading Ch 6 |
| F Mar 07 | Searching for Life in our Solar Systems | HW 5 DUE | Download HW 6 | Begin Reading Ch 7 | Lecture Slides (1/2) |
| M Mar 10 | Searching for Life (cont) | Finish Reading Ch 7 | Lecture Slides (2/2) |
| UPDATE | WE WILL NOT COVER CH 8 (MARS) FOR EXAM 2 ; HW 7 WILL BE DEFERRED ; I WILL UPDATE THE SCHEDULE AFTER BREAK | THE MARS LECTURES WILL BE AFTER SPRING BREAK |
| W Mar 19 | Exam 2 | Covering Chs. 4, 6, & 7 | Review Sheet | Results |
| F Mar 21 | Good Friday | Peace be with You |
| M Mar 24 | Spring Break | Relax |
| W Mar 26 | Spring Break | Relax |
| F Mar 28 | Spring Break | Relax |
| M Mar 31 | Mars | Download HW 7 | Begin Reading Ch 8 | Lecture Slides (1/2) |
| W Apr 2 | Mars: Water and Life? | Continue Reading Ch 8 | Lecture Slides (2/2) |
| F Apr 4 | Mars: Water and Life? | Finish Reading Ch 8 | Prepare for Exam 2 |
| M Apr 07 | The Jovian Moons | HW 7 DUE | Download HW 8 | Begin Reading Ch 9 | Lecture Slides (1/3) |
| W Apr 09 | Jovian Moons (cont) | Continue Reading Ch 9 | Lecture Slides (2/3) |
| F Apr 11 | Jovian Moons (cont) | Finish Reading Ch 9 | Lecture Slides (3/3) |
| M Apr 14 | The Nature/Evolution of Habitability | HW 8 DUE | Download HW 9 | Begin Reading Ch 10 | Lecture Slides (1/2) |
| W Apr 16 | Habitability (cont) | Continue Reading Ch 10 | Lecture Slides (2/2) |
| F Apr 18 | Habitability (cont) | Finish Reading Ch 10 | |
| M Apr 21 | The Search for Habitable Worlds | HW 9 DUE | Download HW 10 | Begin Reading Ch 11 | Lecture Slides |
| W Apr 23 | Habitable Worlds (cont) | Continue Reading Ch 11 | Lecture Slides |
| F Apr 25 | Habitable Worlds (cont) | Continue Reading Ch 11 |
| M Apr 28 | Habitable Worlds (cont) | Finish Reading Ch 11 |
| W Apr 30 | Exam 3 | Covering Chs. 8, 9, 10, & 11 | HW 10 DUE | Review Sheet | Results |
| F May 2 | And Now For Something Completely Different | Begin Preparing for the FINAL EXAM |
| M May 5 | Final Week: No class | Study for FINAL EXAM |
| W May 7 | FINAL EXAM 10:30-12:30 @ BX 102 (where class meets) |
Now go have a great summer! |
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