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