Left: image of the protoplanetary disk (proplyd) HL Tauri, roughly 200 AU in diameter and estimated 100 ka old, showing disk dust structure with gaps containing inferred growing planets. Image obtained in millimeter wavelengths by the ALMA telescope [credit: Wikipedia, Atacama Large Millimeter Array]. Right: Artist's portrayal of the early Earth (Proterozoic), with the only sign of life being stromatolite colonies of cyanobacteria (bulbous forms) at the shoreline  [credit: K.M. Towe, NASA].

• Syllabus  (posted 9/23/2024)

• Survey of topics to be covered (Powerpoint presentation, posted 9/23/2024)
  

• Possibly useful resources (posted 9/23/2024)

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