How to Build a Habitable Planet

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How to Build a Habitable Planet

Lecture Powerpoints

Lecture 1A: Introduction

Lecture 1B: Inroduction

Lecture 2: Natural Systems

Lecture 3: Big Bang

Lecture 4: Big Bang 2; Orig. Elements

Lecture 5: Origin of Elements

Lecture 15: Neighbors 2

Lecture 6: Elements 2

Lecture 7: Preliminary Fabrication

Lecture 13: Interior Modifications 2

Lecture 25: Planetary Fuel Cell

Lecture 8: Preliminary Fabrication 2

Lecture 17: Plate Tectonics 1

Lecture 9: Solar System

Lecture 18: Plate Tectonics 2

Lecture 27: History of Oxygen 2

Lecture 10: Time I

Lecture 19: Convection

Lecture 11: Time II

Lecture 14: Neighbors 1B

Lecture 22: Origin of Life 1

Lecture 12: Interior Modifications 1

Lecture 14: Neighbors 1A

Lecture 23: Origin of Life 2

Lecture 24: Evolution

Lecture 28: Earth Evolution 1

Lecture 29: Earth Evolution 2

Lectures 30-31 Glacial Cycles

Lecture 32: Treasure Chest

Lecture 33: Mankind at the Helm

Lecture 34-35: Are we alone?

Final Lecture 36

Lecture 16: Making it Comfortable

Lecture 26: History of Oxygen 1

These are the annotated course powerpoints for a one-semester course that meets for 3, 53-minute sessions per week.

36 Class Syllabus

Lecture 20: Solid Earth Cycle

Lecture 21: Solid Earth Cycle 2

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