ASTR 330 Fall 2006

Solar System Astronomy

Current Course Schedule

Week
Date
Subject
Book Chapter
Date
Subject
Book Chapter
Tuesdays
Thursdays
1
-
-
-
31 Aug
Introduction
-
2
5 Sep
Historical Perspective
1
7 Sep
The Sun
2
3
12 Sep
Properties Of The Planets
3
14 Sep
Planetary Astronomy
3
4
19 Sep
Solar System Formation
4
21 Sep
Meteorites I
4
5
26 Sep
Meteorites II
4
28 Sep
Asteroids
5
6
3 Oct
Comets
6
5 Oct
EXAM 1
1-6
7
10 Oct
The Moon 
7
12 Oct
The Moon and Mercury
8
8
17 Oct
Venus
9
19 Oct
Earth
10
10
24 Oct
Mars I
11
26 Oct
Mars II
11
11
31 Oct
Jupiter and Saturn
13
2 Nov
Neptune, Uranus and Pluto
14
12
7 Nov
EXAM 2
7-14 (not 12)
9 Nov
Large Satellites I
15
13
14 Nov
Large Satellites II
15
16 Nov
Small Satellites
16
9
21 Nov
Rings
16
23 Nov
THANKSGIVING
-
14
28 Nov
Extrasolar Planets
18
30 Nov
Planetary System Formation
17
15
5 Dec
Life and Astrobiology
12&18
7 Dec
Planetary Missions
-
16
12 Dec
Planetary Mission Game
-
14 Dec
no class
-
17
19 Dec
FINAL EXAM
all
-
-
-

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