| Tue. Jan. 30 | Regularities in the Solar System | |
| Thu. Feb. 1 | Formation of Solar Systems: From Molecular Clouds to Circumplanetary Disks | Read Preface, Chapter 1, and look over Appendices and Glossary |
| Tue. Feb. 6 | Problem Solving Techniques, Central Force Motion | Read Chapters 2 & 28 |
| Thu. Feb. 8 | Kepler's Laws; Orbital Elements | Read Chapter 5; QUIZ #1 |
| Tue. Feb. 13 | Orbital Evolution | Read Chapter 6 |
| Thu. Feb. 15 | The Gravitational Slingshot Effect | Read Chapter 7; HW #1 due |
| Tue. Feb. 20 | Formation of Solar Systems: From Circumplanetary Disks to Planets | Read Chapter 8 |
| Thu. Feb. 22 | Formation of Solar Systems | Read Chapter 9; QUIZ #2 |
| Tue. Feb. 27 | The Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud | Read Chapter 10 |
| Thu. Mar. 1 | Overview of Terrestrial Planets | Read Chapter 11; HW #2 due |
| Tue. Mar. 6 | Surfaces of the Terrestrial Planets | Read Chapter 12 |
| Thu. Mar. 8 | Surfaces of the Terrestrial Planets | Read Chapter 13; QUIZ #3 |
| Tue. Mar. 13 | Atmospheres of the Terrestrial Planets | Read Chapter 3; HW #3 due |
| Thu. Mar. 15 | MIDTERM | |
| Tue. Mar. 20 | Spring Break! | |
| Thu. Mar. 22 | Spring Break! | |
| Tue. Mar. 27 | Atmospheres of the Terrestrial Planets | Read Chapter 4 |
| Thu. Mar. 29 | The Sun and Planetary Magnetospheres | Read Chapter 14; QUIZ #4 |
| Tue. Apr. 3 | Interiors of the Giant Planets | Read Chapter 15; HW #4 due |
| Thu. Apr. 5 | Interiors of the Giant Planets | Read Chapter 16 |
| Tue. Apr. 10 | Atmospheres of the Giant Planets | Read Chapter 17 & 18 |
| Thu. Apr. 12 | Planetary Rings | Read Chapter 19; QUIZ #5 |
| Tue. Apr. 17 | Io, Europa, Ganymede: Orbital resonance and tidal heating | Read Chapter 20; HW #5 due |
| Thu. Apr. 19 | Ganymede and Callisto | Read Chapter 21 |
| Tue. Apr. 24 | Titan | Read Chapter 22 |
| Thu. Apr. 26 | Icy Moons | Read Chapter 23; HW #6 due |
| Tue. May 1 | Comets | Read Chapter 24; QUIZ #6 |
| Thu. May 3 | Asteroids | Read Chapter 25 |
| Tue. May 8 | Asteroids | Read Chapter 26 |
| Thu. May 10 | Meteorites | Read Chapter 27; HW #7 due |
| Tue. May 15 | Review for Final Exam | QUIZ #7 |
| Mon. May 21 | FINAL EXAM (10:30am-12:30pm) | |
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