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I. Habitable Planets

Section
  Notes  
Presentations
The Drake Equation
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The Drake Equation Lectures
 		 
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Molecules & Disks
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Molecules & Disks Lectures
 		 
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Planet Formation Theory
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Planet Formation Theory Lectures
 		 
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Planet Detection
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Planet Detection Lectures
 		 
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Habitable Planets
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Habitable Planets Lectures
 		 
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II. Origin of Life by Chemical Evolution

Section
  Notes  
Presentations
Introduction & Chemical Bonding
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Biomolecules I
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Biomolecules II
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Origin of Life
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Origin of Life Lectures
 		 
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III. Life in the Solar System?

Section
  Notes  
Presentations
Life in the Solar System
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IV. Terrestrial Biological Evolution and Intelligence; Extraterrestrial Intelligence?

Section
  Notes  
Presentations
Evolution and Intelligence I
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Evolution and Intelligence II
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Presentations up to 4/8
 		 
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Evolution and Intelligence III
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V. SETI Searches, Star Travel, and Alien Visitations

Section
  Notes  
Presentations
SETI Searches; Language and SETI
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Star Travel
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Alien Visitations *
 * You will not be tested on these notes on this subject, only the material in the book.
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