| Date | Topics | Readings Hartmann, 5th ed |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1: Aug 21 - 25 | Discovering the Solar System | Chapter 2 |
| Week 2: Aug. 28 - Sept. 1 | Orbits and Orbital Mechanics | Chapter 3 |
| Week 3: Sept 6 - 8 | " | " |
| Week 4: Sept 11-15 | The Sun Inside & Out
(Radiation theory, solar atmosophere and interior) | de P. & Liss. Ch. 3.1, 3.3, 7.1 |
| Week 5: Sept. 18 - 22 | Comparative Planetology: I. Atmospheres, Basic Physics | Chapter 11 |
| Week 6: Sept 25 - 29 | Planetary Atmosph. Examples (Exam 1 Friday) | Chapter 11 |
| Week 7: Oct 2-6 | Comparative Planetology II. Interiors | Chapter 8 |
| Week 8: Oct 9 - 13 | Interiors (Cont'd). Surfaces | Chapter 8, 9 |
| Week 9: Oct 16 - 20 | Solid Planetary Bodies: An Informed Tour | Chapter 9 |
| Week 10: Oct 23 - 27 | Meteorites | Chapter 6 |
| Week 11: Oct 30 - Nov 3 | Asteroids, Comets (Exam 2 Friday) | Chapter 7 |
| Week 12: Nov 6 - 10 | Comets, Large Impacts, and Ice Moons | Chapter 7, 8 |
| Week 13: Nov 13 - 17 | Ice Moons, Rings, and Star Formation | Chapter 10, 3 (60-69), 4 (75-79) |
| Nov20 - 24 | Thanksgiving Week: No Class | |
| Week 14: Nov 27 - Dec 1 | Planet Formation, and Other Solar Systems | Chapter 4, de P. & Liss. Ch. 13 |
| Week 15: Dec 4 - 8 | Project Presentations, (Exam 3 Fri.) | |
| Finals Week | Last Presenations? |