Lecture 1 - What it Means to be Alive - Monday, April 1

Textbook:
First Edition - pages 1 to 13, 201 to 202, 221 to 223, 557 to 559, 562 to 570.

Second Edition - pages 1 to 13, 199 to 200, 219 to 221, 543 to 545, 548 to 556.

Third Edition - pages 2 to 16, 206 to 207, 240 to 243, 362 to 367.

Fourth Edition - pages 2-9, 12-20, 200-203, 236-239, 356-361.

YouTube introduction to lecture (optional):

Please click on and read each topic. At the end of each topic there is also a direct link to the following topic.

• Where to Begin?
• How do we know that something is alive?
• The Big Bang Hypothesis
• The Origin of Life on Earth
• Geologic Time Scale
• What conditions make life possible?
• Biomes

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