| Tue. Aug. 31 | A Tour of the Solar System | Chapter 1 |
| Thu. Sep. 2 | A Tour of the Solar System | |
| Tue. Sep. 7 | A Tour of the Solar System | |
| Thu. Sep. 9 | Terrestrial Planet Interiors | Chapter 2 |
| Tue. Sep. 14 | Terrestrial Planet Interiors | |
| Thu. Sep. 16 | Terrestrial Planet Interiors | HW#1 due |
| Tue. Sep. 21 | Terrestrial Planet Interiors | |
| Thu. Sep. 23 | Planetary Volcanism | Chapter 3 |
| Tue. Sep. 28 | Planetary Volcanism | |
| Thu. Sep. 30 | Planetary Volcanism | HW#2 due |
| Tue. Oct. 5 | Planetary Volcanism | |
| Thu. Oct. 7 | EXAM I | Chapters 1-3 |
| Tue. Oct. 12 | Planetary Surface Processes | Chapter 4 |
| Thu. Oct. 14 | Planetary Surface Processes | |
| Tue. Oct. 19 | Terrestrial Planet Atmospheres | Chapter 5 |
| Thu. Oct. 21 | Terrestrial Planet Atmospheres | HW3 due |
| Tue. Oct. 26 | The Giant Planets | Chapter 6 |
| Thu. Oct. 28 | The Giant Planets | |
| Tue. Nov. 2 | The Giant Planets | |
| Thu. Nov. 4 | Minor Bodies of the Solar System | Chapter 7; HW#4 due |
| Tue. Nov. 9 | Minor Bodies of the Solar System | |
| Thu. Nov. 11 | Minor Bodies of the Solar System | Chapters 3-6 |
| Tue. Nov. 16 | EXAM II | Handouts |
| Thu. Nov. 18 | Tides and Planetary Satellites | |
| Tue. Nov. 23 | Planetary Rings | Handouts; HW#5 due |
| Thu. Nov. 25 | THANKSGIVING!! | |
| Tue. Nov. 30 | The Origin of the Solar System | Chapter 8 |
| Thu. Dec. 2 | The Origin of the Solar System | |
| Tue. Dec. 7 | Meteorites | Chapter 9 (just skim pp. 340-345 which is pretty technical) |
| Thu. Dec. 9 | Meteorites, Final Review | HW#6 due |
| Thu. Dec. 16 | FINAL EXAM (8:00-10:00am) | Chapters 1-9 |
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