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Readings

Reading assignments are given in the two required textbooks and are to be completed prior to class in the indicated sessions.

H = Hartmann, W. K. Moons and Planets. Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2004. ISBN: 9780534493936.

B = Beatty, J. K., et al. The New Solar System. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1998. ISBN: 9780521645874.


Ses #Topicsreadings
1Organization/Introduction
2Overview of the Solar SystemH, chapters 1 and 2.

B, chapter 1.
3Overview of the Solar System (cont.)
4The SunB, chapter 3.
5Celestial MechanicsH, chapter 3.
6Celestial Mechanics (cont.)

Rings
B, chapter 16.
7Exam 1
8Planetary FormationH, chapters 4 and 5.

B, chapter 2.
9Other Planetary SystemsB, chapter 28, pp. 136-140.
10MeteoritesH, chapter 6.

B, chapter 26.
11AsteroidsH, chapter 7.

B, chapters 23 and 25.
12CometsB, chapters 5 and 24.
13Exam 2
14Planetary InteriorsH, chapter 8.

B, chapters 9 and 14.
15Planetary Interiors (cont.)B, chapter 4.
16Planetary SurfacesH, chapter 9.

B, chapter 6.
17Planetary Surfaces (cont.)H, chapter 10.

B, chapter 12.
18Planetary Surfaces (cont.)B, chapters 7, 8, 10, 11, and 17.
19Satellites/Icy BodiesB, chapters 18, 19, 21, and 22.
20Exam 3
21Planetary AtmospheresH, chapter 11.
22Planetary Atmospheres (cont.)B, chapters 13, 15, and 20.
23Planetary Atmospheres (cont.)
24Life in the Solar SystemH, chapter 12.

B, chapter 27.
25Mars ExplorationH, chapter 13.

B, chapter 11.
26Review Session

 








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