New INDS course
Astrobiology: special topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
This course provides an overview to the interdisciplinary science of astrobiology: an integration of physics, astronomy, biology, chemistry and Earth (planetary) sciences to better understand how living systems emerge from the non-living universe. Topics include the discovery of planets orbiting other stars ("exoplanets"), the chemistry of space, the origin and evolution of life on Earth, habitable environments within our solar system and ways in which life and planet influence one another over time. The course will emphasize measurement as the key to a living science.
INDS 430 section 2 is listed as class # 7702 (and 7703 for Honors), scheduled for THURSDAY from 2:00 - 4:30 p.m*. No pre-requisites are enforced, though a working knowledge from one or more of the natural sciences (physics, biology, chemistry) will help. Students who have taken PHYS106 "Introduction to astrobiology" will find this course complementary, with a focus towards chemistry and biology.
(*Many apologies for any confusion over a previous posting of this announcement with a different day/time - this is now updated and correct)
(*Many apologies for any confusion over a previous posting of this announcement with a different day/time - this is now updated and correct)
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Posted: October 15, 2013, 4:46 PM
