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| Date | Topic | Assignment |
| F Jan 14 | Introductions, Policy, etc. | Buy the book and look it over ; Notes |
| M Jan 17 | Martin Luther King Day- no class | And where went Mr. Washington's and Mr. Lincoln's Day? |
| W Jan 19 | The Drake Equation | HW 1 out ; reading: Ch 1 ; Notes |
| F Jan 21 | The Drake Equation | reading: Ch 1 (cont) |
| M Jan 24 | The Drake Equation | reading: Ch 1 (cont) |
| W Jan 26 | A Universe of Life? | reading: Ch 1 (cont) ; Notes |
| F Jan 28 | A Universe of Life? (cont) | HW 1 DUE ; HW 2 out ; reading: Ch 1 (finish) |
| M Jan 31 | The Science of Life in the Universe | reading: Ch 2 ; Notes |
| W Feb 2 | The Science of Life (cont) | reading: Ch 2 (finish) |
| F Feb 4 | The Nature of Life | HW 2 DUE ; HW 3 out ; reading: Ch 3 ; Notes (1/3) |
| M Feb 7 | The Nature of Life (cont) | reading: Ch 3 (cont) |
| W Feb 9 | The Nature of Life (cont) | reading: Ch 3 (cont) ; Notes (2/3) |
| F Feb 11 | The Nature of Life (cont) | reading: Ch 3 (finish) ; Notes (3/3) |
| M Feb 14 | Exam 1 ; Covering Chs. 1, 2, 3 & The Drake Equation | HW 3 DUE ; Review Sheet ; Solutions ; Results |
| W Feb 16 | Geology/History of Earth | HW 4 out ; read: Ch 4 ; Notes (1/3) |
| F Feb 18 | Geology/History of Earth (cont) | read: Ch 4 (cont) ; Notes (2/3) |
| M Feb 21 | Geology/History of Earth (cont) | read: Ch 4 (finish) ; Notes (3/3) |
| W Feb 23 | Origin/Evolution of Life on Earth | HW 4 DUE ; HW 5 out ; reading: Ch 5 ; Notes (1/3) |
| F Feb 25 | Origin/Evolution of Life (cont) | reading: Ch 5 (cont) ; Notes (2/3) |
| M Feb 28 | Origin/Evolution of Life (cont) | read: Ch 5 (cont) ; Notes (3/3) |
| W Mar 2 | Origin/Evolution of Life (cont) | read: Ch 5 (finish) |
| F Mar 4 | Searching for Life in our Solar Systems | HW 5 DUE ; HW 6 out ; reading: Ch 6 ; Notes (1/2) |
| M Mar 7 | Searching for Life (cont) | reading: Ch 6 (finish) ; Notes (2/2) |
| W Mar 9 | Mars | reading: Ch 7 ; Notes (1/2) |
| F Mar 11 | Mars (cont) | HW 6 DUE; HW 7 out ; reading: Ch 7 ; Notes (2/2) |
| M Mar 14 | Mars: Water and Life? | reading: Ch 7 (finish) ; (Spirit News) |
| W Mar 16 | Exam 2 ; Covering Chs. 4, 5, 6, 7 | HW 7 DUE ; Review Sheet ; Solutions ; Results |
| F Mar 18 | No class! | You can hand in HW 7 by 5pm in to office or mail box in Astronomy Building |
| M Mar 21 | Spring Break | Relax |
| W Mar 23 | Spring Break | Relax |
| F Mar 25 | Spring Break | Relax |
| M Mar 28 | The Jovian Moons | HW 8 out ; reading: Ch 8 ; Notes (1/3) |
| W Mar 30 | Jovian Moons (cont) | reading: Ch 8 (cont) ; Notes (2/3) |
| F Apr 1 | Jovian Moons (cont) | reading: Ch 8 (finish) ; Notes (3/3) |
| M Apr 4 | The Nature/Evolution of Habitability | HW 8 DUE ; HW 9 out ; reading: Ch 9 ; Notes (1/2) |
| W Apr 6 | Habitability (cont) | reading: Ch 9 (finish) ; Notes (2/2) |
| F Apr 8 | The Search for Habitable Worlds | HW 9 DUE ; HW 10 out ; reading: Ch 10 ; Notes |
| M Apr 11 | Habitable Worlds (cont) | reading: Ch 10 (cont) |
| W Apr 13 | Habitable Worlds (cont) | reading: Ch 10 (finish) ; Notes |
| F Apr 15 | Exam 3 ; Covering Chs. 8, 9, 10 | HW 10 DUE ; Review Sheet ; Solutions ; Results |
| M Apr 18 | Interstellar Travel | HW 12 out ; reading: Ch 12 ; Notes |
| W Apr 20 | Moonshot | In class assignment |
| F Apr 22 | Moonshot (cont) | In class assignment |
| M Apr 25 | Moonshot (cont) | In class assignment; HW Ch 12 DUE | /tr>
| W Apr 27 | Moonshot (cont) | In class assignment | <
| F Apr 29 | Final Review Session | attendance points doubled |
| M May 2 | No Class | Study for Final |
| W May 4 | FINAL EXAM (comprehensive) | 1pm-3pm in BX102 (where we usually meet) Review Sheet for FINAL EXAM (.doc) |
| F May 6 | No Class | Have a great Summer |
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