READING: Chapter 9.

The final exam is cumulative, so be sure to go back and review the previous study guides, quizzes, and practice quizzes. This study guide just lists some new material you should also know for the final (not necessarily a complete list).

1) DEFINITIONS: the ionosphere; the SETI Institute; the SETI League; the Planetary Society; the `water hole'; the Arecibo 300 meter telescope; The Allen Telescope Array.

2) EQUATIONS: frequency X wavelength = c = speed of light.

3) OTHER THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW: The advantages of radio searches for extraterrestrial signals; The different kinds of searches (targeted vs. all-sky vs. piggyback); How optical SETI is done.