| Mon. Aug. 27 | Introduction to Planetary Science | Read Chap. 1 |
| Wed. Aug. 29 | Central Forces | Read Chap. 2 |
| Mon. Sep. 3 | LABOR DAY | |
| Wed. Sep. 5 | Orbital Elements | |
| Mon. Sep. 10 | The 2- and 3-Body Problems | |
| Wed. Sep. 12 | Circular Restricted 3-Body Problem | HW #1 due |
| Mon. Sep. 17 | Precession and Tides | |
| Wed. Sep. 19 | Tides and Resonances | |
| Mon. Sep. 24 | Non-Gravitational Forces | |
| Wed. Sep. 26 | Planetary Atmospheres | Read Chap. 4.1, 4.2, 4.4; HW #2 due |
| Mon. Oct. 1 | Adiabatic Lapse Rate | |
| Wed. Oct. 3 | QUIZ | |
| Mon. Oct. 8 | Cloud Formation & Hadley Cells | TERPS Abstracts due |
| Wed. Oct. 10 | Hurricanes & Lightening | |
| Mon. Oct. 15 | Planetary Interiors | Read Chap. 6 |
| Wed. Oct. 17 | Planetary Interiors | HW #3a due |
| Mon. Oct. 22 | NO CLASS TODAY |
Classtime made up with extra long Dec. 10! |
| Wed. Oct. 24 | MIDTERM | |
| Mon. Oct. 29 | Planetary Interiors | |
| Wed. Oct. 31 | Meteorites: Finds, Falls, and Sources | Read Chap. 8; HW #3b due |
| Mon. Nov. 5 | Meteorites: Composition and Classification | |
| Wed. Nov. 7 | Meteorites: Radioactive Decay | |
| Mon. Nov. 12 | Minor Planets | Read Chap. 9.1, 9.2; HW #4 due |
| Wed. Nov. 14 | NO QUIZ | |
| Mon. Nov. 19 | Comets | Read Chap. 10.1, 10.2, 10.3; |
| Wed. Nov. 21 | THANKSGIVING BREAK | |
| Mon. Nov. 26 | Comets and Minor Planets | |
| Wed. Nov. 28 | Planet Formation | Read Chap. 13 |
| Mon. Dec. 3 | Planet Formation | HW #5 due |
| Wed. Dec. 5 | Planet Formation | TERPS Summaries due |
| Mon. Dec. 10 | TERPS Presentations due; TERPS conference | Open to the Department |
| Sat. Dec. 15 | FINAL EXAM (1:30pm-3:30pm) | |
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