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Class Detail:

WN 2009
Astronomy
ASTRO 115 -  Introductory Astrobiology: The Search for Life in the Universe
Section 001

 
Credits: 3
Requirements & Distribution: BS, NS, QR/2
Other: Theme
Credit Exclusions: No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in ASTRO 101 or 111.

Course Attributes
Advisory Prerequisites: Basic high school math and science background
BS: This course counts toward the 60 credits of math/science required for a Bachelor of Science degree.
Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit.
 
Primary Instructor: Bergin,Edwin Anthony; homepage

 

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This course covers the recent advances in our knowledge of the sun, Earth, and planets. It presents the Earth as a planet, and the planets and their satellites as bodies with similarities as well as differences with the Earth. The course also covers modern developments in molecular and biochemistry and the ever-relevant question of life on other worlds.


Textbooks/Other Materials
Note To Students:

ISBN: 0805347534 Life in the universe., Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, Seth Shost, Publisher: Pearson Addison Wesley 2nd ed. 2007
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