The reading part of assignments is given in the left column.The written part of assignments is given in the right column. At the ends of chapters: Review Questions: “RQ”Discussion Questions: “DQ”Quantitative Problems: “QP”Science or Nonscience?: “S/NS”Does it Seem Reasonable?: “R?”Does it Make Sense?: “S?”Would You Believe It?: “WB”Evaluate the Opinions: “EP”Quick Quiz: “QQ”HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS AST 105IN Life in the Universe Fall 2011 and after NB: On problems requiring calculations, you must show the calculation setups. The calculations themselves maybe done with a calculator. Do you know what “NB” means?Note regarding the Quick Quiz questions: I do not require you to explain in one or more sentences why youmade your particular multiple choice as the textbook requests. Simply write the letter of your choice. Assignment 1 Due date: “How to Succeed...Astrobiology Course” pp. xiv, xvCh. 1, “A Universe of Life?” pp. 1-12 RQ. 1,2,4,6,10; QQ.11-20. Ch. 2.1, “The Ancient Debate about LBE” pp. 16-25 RQ. 1,4,7,10,11,15,17; QQ. 31-34; QP. 52,53,56Ch 2.2, “The Copernican Revolution” pp. 25-33.Ch. 2.4 “The Fact and Theory of Gravity” pp. 41-44Assignment 2 – Foundational Assignment Due date: Introductory Course Note Set Question sheets (hand, but also downloadable from CourseDocuments page)Assignment 3 Due date: Ch. 2.3, “The Nature of Modern Science” pp. 33-41 RQ. 12-16; S/NS. 20,21,24-27; QQ. 35-38; Ch. 3.4 “A Universe of Matter and Energy” pp. 80-89 RQ. 17; R?. 26-29; QQ. 44; QP. 58 (Hints: d=rt; Use 300,000 km/sfor the speed of light; convert to minutes)TEST 1 Date:Page 2Assignment 4 Due date: Ch. 3 “The Universal Context of Life” pp. 50-95 RQ. 1,4,9,11,13,14,22,24; R?. 30,33; QQ. 35-43; QP. 60,63 (Hints:(except 3.4, covered in Assignment 3) d=rt; Use 300,000 km/s for the speed of light.),66 (Hint: the oddsof one planet orbiting in a particular sense is one out of two, or ½)Assignment 5 Due date: Ch. 11.1 “Distant Suns” pp. 359-368 RQ. 1,4,5; WB. 17,22,23,26; QQ. 27-29,36Ch. 11.4 “...Science in Action: Classifying Stars”pp. 386-391TEST 2 Date: Assignment 6 Due date: Ch. 10 “The Nature and Evolution of Habitability” RQ. 1,2,4,7,13,15-17; S?. 20,21,23,25,28; QQ. 29-38; QP. 51pp. 326-354 Hint: Mars distance=1.53 AU; Venus=0.72 AUCh. 11.2 “ExtraSolar Planets” pp. 368-382 RQ. 5,9,12; QQ. 30-35; QP. 49,51Assignment 7 Due date: Ch. 4 “The Habitability of Earth” pp. 101-145 RQ. 1,2,5,6,17; S?; 21-25,28; QQ. 31-38,40; QP. 49,50a,51a,52Ch. 11.3 “The Possibility that Earth is Rare” pp. 382-386Assignment 8 Due date: Ch. 5 “The Nature of Life on Earth,” pp. 150-183 RQ. 1-3,5-8,11,12; QQ. 27-35except 5.6 “Evolution as Science” covered in next assignment“Charles Darwin and...Evolution,” pp. 160,161 List significant points (for 4 pts.)Ch. 6 “The Origin and Evolution of Life on Earth” RQ. 1-3,6; WB. 23,24,26; QQ. 33-38through 6.2 “The Origin of Life” pp. 192-207Rest of chapter covered in next assignment TEST 3 Date: Assignment 9 Due date: Ch. 5.6 “Evolution as Science” pp. 183-187 RQ. 15,16; QQ. 36Ch. 6.3 “The Evolution of Life” RQ. 8,10,13,18-20; WB? 27,29-31; QQ. 39-42;QP. 52Ch. 6.4 “Impacts and Extinctions” pp. 208-231Page 3"Never regard study as a duty but as an enviable opportunity to learn...for your personal joy and to theprofit of the community to which your later works belong." Albert EinsteinAssignment 10 Due date: Ch. 7, “Searching for Life in Our Solar System” RQ. 1,4,8,12,13; WB?. 16-18; QQ. 25-34; QP. 41 (Hint: Apply the pp. 237-256 approximation to use the simplified version of the equation.), 42Assignment 10N Due date: Ch. 8 “Mars,” pp. 260-289 RQ. 3,6-10,14; QQ. 31-40Ch. 9 “Life on Jovian Moons,” pp. 293-321 RQ. 1,4-6,8,10; QQ. 25-33Assignment 11 Due date: Ch. 12 “The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence” RQ. 1-3,5,6,13,14; EP. 15,16,19,21,23; QQ. 25-34; QP. 43pp. 396-430Ch. 13 “Interstellar Travel & Fermi Paradox,” pp. 435-465 Q. 2,7,8,10,11,14-16; QQ. 31-38Skip the last section 13.4 “Einstein’s Theory of Relativity”TEST 4 Date: Assignment 12 Due date: “Epilogue: Contact—Implications of the Search and List significant pointsDiscovery,” pp.