Lecture Notes:

Note: Because planetary sciences is a fast-moving field,
all my notes are being updated from the last time the course was taught.
Lecture notes will therefore appear as the course progresses and Lx links below will become active.

L1: Intro to Life on Earth

L2: The molecules of life  More info: Need a basic recap: Teaching videos on the basics of chirality and DNA

L3: Energy and atoms of life. What is life? - see two Readings articles on "Are Viruses Alive? and "Defining Life"
Need a basic recap: Teaching videos on the basics of ATP and Viruses and the basics of redox

L4+L5: Solar nebula: Setting the scene -and Origin of planets. See also required Reading: Eales Ch.8

L6: Planetary Differentation
L7: Origin of life and the earliest records of life - note that in class we see some (virtual fieldtrip) movies during this lecture
L8: Planetary Atmospheres I: Climates
L9: Co-evolution of life and planetary environment continued
L10: Planetary Atmospheres II: Chemistry and Evolution
L11: Planetary Surfaces: Volcanism and Impact Craters

To complement lectures 12-18, see  associated Reading (Ch. 6, Catling (2013)) about life in the Solar System.                                 
L12: Mars: Surface and Geology
L13+L14 Mars's atmosphere and climate; Life on Mars?
L15+L16: Venus: Surface, Geology, Atmosphere
L17: Europa and Gaililean Satellites  See associated Reading about Europa.

L18: Titan, Enceladus, Triton, Pluto. 
L19: Exoplanets: Finding habitable or inhabited ones.