Fall 2000
Prof. M. F. A'Hearn
Tu & Th, 1400-1515, CSS 2400
The syllabus is subject to change as we proceed through the semester. However, the syllabus does give at least a good indication of how we will progress throught the material. Text references are to the textbook, The Planetary System by David Morrison and Tobias Owen (Second Edition).
Date Topic Text Ref Due
Aug 31 Review ASTR 100/101 Chap 1 & 2
Sep 5 " " " " "
Sep 7 Planetary Science Chap 3
Sep 12 Intro to Star & Planet Formation Chap 19
Sep 14 Age of Solar System " "
Sep 19 Meteorites Chap 4
Sep 21 " " " Report 1
Sep 26 " " "
Sep 28 Hour Exam Chap 1-4, 19
Oct 3 Asteroids Chap 5
Oct 5 " " "
Oct 10 Comets Chap 6
Oct 12 " " " Report 2
Oct 17 " " "
Oct 19 Cratering and Impacts Chap 7 (part)
Oct 24 Rocky Planets Chap 7-11
Oct 26 Hour Exam Chap 5-7 (part)
Oct 31 Rocky Planets Chap 7-11 Web Search
Nov 2 " " " "
Nov 7 " " " "
Nov 9 Gas Giant Planets Chap 13-16
Nov 14 " " " " "
Nov 16 Hour Exam Chap 7-11
Nov 21 Gas Giant Planets Chap 13-16 Report 3
Nov 23 Thanksgiving Holiday
Nov 28 " " " " " "
Nov 30 Icy Planets (& Satellites) Chap 17-18
Dec 5 " " " " "
Dec 7 Planetary Formation Chap 19
Dec 12 Life Chap 12
Dec 14 Final Exam 0800-1000 Comprehensive
University of Maryland .......... Department of Astronomy .......... M. F. A'Hearn .......... The Real World
Created: 29 Aug '00, mfa;
Last updated: Saturday, 16-Sep-2000 15:25:46 EDT, mfa