ASTR430 SYLLABUS
Tuesday Sep. 1
-- Regularities in the Solar System
Read Preface, Introduction, and look over Appendices and Glossary
Thursday Sep. 3
-- Formation of Solar Systems
From Molecular Clouds to Circumplanetary Disks
Read Chapter 23 & beginning of the Planetary Formation Handout
Tuesday Sep. 8
-- Gravity & Orbital Motion
Central Force Motion; Kepler's Laws
Read the rest of the Planetary Formation Handout
Thursday Sep. 10
-- Gravity & Orbital Motion
Kepler's Laws; Orbital Elements
Read Chapter 1
Tuesday Sep. 15
-- Gravity & Orbital Motion
Orbital Evolution; Slingshot Effect
Read Chapter 9; HW #1 due
Thursday Sep. 17
-- Gravity & Orbital Motion
Orbital Evolution; Slingshot Effect
Read Chapter 2 & 3
Tuesday Sep. 22
-- Formation of Solar Systems
From Circumplanetary Disks to Planets
Read Chapter 4
Thursday Sep. 24
-- Problem Solving Techniques
Read Chapters 5; HW #2 due
Tuesday Sep. 29
-- Formation and Tidal Evolution
Read Chapter 6
Thursday Oct. 1
-- The Moon, Mars, The Earth
Read Chapter 7
Tuesday Oct. 6
-- Surfaces of the Terrestrial Planets
HW #3 due
Thursday Oct. 8
-- Surfaces of the Terrestrial Planets
Tuesday Oct. 13
-- Atmospheres of the Terrestrial Planets
Read Chapter 8
Thursday Oct. 15
-- Midterm
Tuesday Oct. 20
-- Atmospheres of the Terrestrial Planets
Thursday Oct. 22
-- Interiors of the Giant Planets
Read Chapter 10
Tuesday Oct. 27
-- Interiors of the Giant Planets
Thursday Oct. 29
-- Atmospheres of the Giant Planets
Read Chapter 11; HW #4 due
Tuesday Nov. 3
-- Planetary Rings
Read Chapter 12
Thursday Nov. 5
-- The Galilean Satellites
Satellites Resonances and Tidal Heating
Read Chapter 13
Tuesday Nov. 10
-- Titan
Read Chapter 14
Thursday Nov. 12
-- Icy Moons
Read Chapter 15; HW #5 due
Tuesday Nov. 17
-- Comets, the Kuiper Belt, and the Oort Cloud
Read Chapter 17
Thursday Nov. 19
-- Comets, the Kuiper Belt, and the Oort Cloud
Read Chapter 16 & 20
Tuesday Nov. 24
-- Asteroids
Read Chapter 18; HW #6 due
Thursday Nov. 26
-- THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY!
Tuesday Dec. 1
-- Asteroids
Read Chapters 21 & 22
Thursday Dec. 3
-- Meteorites
Read Chapter 19
Tuesday Dec. 8
-- Meteorites
HW #7 due
Thursday Dec. 10
-- Review for Final Exam
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