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1. Global Change 2. Daisyworld: An Introduction to Systems 3. GlobalEnergy Balance: The Greenhouse Effect 4. The Atmospheric Circulation System5. The Circulation of the Oceans 6. The Cryosphere 7. Circulation of theSolid Earth: Plate Tectonics 8. Recycling of the Elements 9. Focus on theBiota: Metabolism, Ecosystems and Biodiversity 10. Origin of the Earth andof Life 11. Effect of Life on the Atmosphere: The Rise of Oxygen and Ozone12. Long-Term Climate Regulation. 13. Biodiversity Through Earth History.14. Pleistocene Glaciations. 15. Global Warming, Part 1: The ScientificEvidence. 16. Global Warming, Part 2: Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation17. Ozone Depletion.