Prerequisites: CHEM 001B or CHEM 01HB; MATH 007B or MATH 009B or MATH 09HB; PHYS 002B or PHYS 02HB or PHYS 040B or PHYS 040HB; or consent of instructor
Description: An overview of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. Explores the physics and chemistry of life; formation and evolution of planets; origin of life; habitable environments in the solar system (Mars, Venus, icy moons); exoplanet biosignatures; and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.