The basic ideas of the surface environments and interior structure of the present-day Earth are explained. Earth's formation/evolution as a planet in Solar system is also explained via formation models of Solar system. Solar system explorations and exoplanet observations are also explained.
Understanding the Earth as a site of emergence of life to discuss relations to origins of life on the Earth. Extrapolating these understanding to discuss possible life in satellites and Mars in Solar system and in exoplanets.
Structure/evolution of Earth, Mars, Icy satellites, Solar system formation, exoplanetary systems, origins of life
✔ Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
✔ Acquiring knowledge and skills to discuss relations between planet/satellites and life in our Solar system and exoplanetary systems understanding to discuss possible life in satellites and Mars in Solar system and in exoplanets. |
Lectures and small group discussions
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | The present-day Earth (from core to atmosphere) | The present-day Earth (from core to atmosphere) |
Class 2 | Earth's formation in Solar system | Earth's formation in Solar system |
Class 3 | Earth's history | Earth's history |
Class 4 | Earth's Moon, Mars, icy satellites | Earth's Moon, Mars, icy satellites |
Class 5 | Planetary structure equations: from the core to the atmosphere | Planetary structure equations: from the core to the atmosphere |
Class 6 | Planetary atmosphere | Planetary atmosphere |
Class 7 | Climate evolution, volatile cycling, and biogeochemcal cycling | Climate evolution, volatile cycling, and biogeochemcal cycling |
Class 8 | Stellar evolution | Stellar evolution |
Class 9 | Planet formation | Planet formation |
Class 10 | Satellite formation | Satellite formation |
Class 11 | Solar system explorations | Solar system explorations |
Class 12 | Exoplanet observations | Exoplanet observations |
Class 13 | Water delivery to Earth | Water delivery to Earth |
Class 14 | Origins of organic materials | Origins of organic materials |
Reading text books with other students
NA
Geodynamics, D. Turcotte & G. Shubert
Young Sun, Early Earth and the Origins of Life, M. Gargaud et al.
Astrophysics of planet formation, P. Armitage
Atmospheric Evolution on Inhabited and Lifeless Worlds, David C. Catling & James F. Kasting.
Small reports
Deep interests in the Earth, life on the Earths and that in universe