ASTR 430, Fall 2003
T
he
S
olar
S
ystem
Time:
Wednesday/Friday 12:30-1:45
Room:
CSS 2428
Prof:
Doug Hamilton
TA:
David Garofalo
Class Information
Course Description
Lecture Schedule
Course Textbook: The New Solar System (J.K. Beatty, C.C. Peterson, A. Chaikin, Eds.).
New $40, Used $30. (Be sure to get the
Fourth Edition
.)
Prof's Office Hours (in CSS 1245): after class or by appointment
Assignments
What's my Grade Right Now?
Final Exam: Friday Dec. 19, 8:00am-10:00am in CSS 2428.
Online Course Evaluation Form
(Access from Dec. 1 - Dec. 12).
Ice the Prof!!
Photos Available!
Computer Programs for use in ASTR430
Astronomy Workshop
Useful Links
Moons & Planets
.
NASA Photo Gallery
.
Chapter 1:
Planets and Space Missions (JPL)
.
Chapter 2:
The Origin of the Solar System
.
Chapter 28:
The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia
.
Chapter 5:
The Kuiper Belt
.
Chapter 6:
Near Earth Asteroids
.
Chapter 7:
Messenger Mission to Mercury
.
Chapter 8:
Magellan Mission to Venus
.
Chapter 9:
Animation of Plate Tectonics
. Click on "animation"!
Chapter 10:
The Origin of the Moon
.
Chapter 11: European
Mars Express Mission
. and American
Exploration Rover Mission
.
Chapter 12:
Planetary Surfaces
.
Chapter 13:
Planetary Atmospheres
.
Chapter 3:
Solar Neutrinos
.
Chapter 4:
The Earth's Magnetosphere
.
Chapter 14-15:
Jupiter
.
Chapter 16:
NASA's Planetary Rings Node
.
Chapter 17-19:
The Galilean Satellites
.
Chapter 20:
The Cassini Spacecraft
.
Chapter 21:
New Horizons Mission to Pluto
.
Chapter 22:
Phase Diagram of Water
.
Chapter 23:
New Satellite Discoveries
.
Chapter 24:
Deep Impact Mission to comet Temple 1
.
Chapter 25:
Asteroid Orbits
. Where is "Doughamilton"? :)
Chapter 26:
Lunar Meteorites.
Chapter 27:
NASA Astrobiology Institute.
Go to Doug Hamilton's Home Page