| Mon. Aug. 30 | Introduction to Planetary Science | Read Chap. 1 |
| Wed. Sep. 1 | Central Forces | Read Chap. 2 |
| Mon. Sep. 6 | LABOR DAY BREAK | |
| Wed. Sep. 8 | Orbital Elements | |
| Mon. Sep. 13 | The 2- and 3-Body Problems | |
| Wed. Sep. 15 | Circular Restricted 3-Body Problem | |
| Mon. Sep. 20 | Precession and Tides | |
| Wed. Sep. 22 | Tides and Resonances | HW #1 due |
| Mon. Sep. 27 | Non-Gravitational Forces | |
| Wed. Sep. 29 | Solar Heating | Read Chap. 3 |
| Mon. Oct. 4 | No Class Today | |
| Wed. Oct. 6 | No Class Today | |
| Mon. Oct. 11 | Planetary Atmospheres | Read Chap. 4 HW #2 due |
| Wed. Oct. 13 | Planetary Atmospheres | |
| Mon. Oct. 18 | Atmospheric Structure | |
| Wed. Oct. 20 | Adiabatic Lapse Rate | |
| Mon. Oct. 25 | Hurricanes | HW #3 due |
| Wed. Oct. 27 | Lightening | |
| Mon. Nov. 1 | Cloud Formation & Hadley Cells | |
| Wed. Nov. 3 | MIDTERM | |
| Mon. Nov. 8 | Magnetic Fields and Plasmas | Read Chap. 7 |
| Wed. Nov. 10 | Magnetic Fields and Plasmas | |
| Mon. Nov. 15 | Planetary Rings | Read Chap. 9 |
| Wed. Nov. 17 | Planetary Rings | HW #4 due |
| Mon. Nov. 22 | Extrasolar Planets | Read Chap. 12 |
| Wed. Nov. 24 | Extrasolar Planets | |
| Mon. Nov. 29 | Planet Formation | Read Chap. 13 |
| Wed. Dec. 1 | Planet Formation | HW #5 due |
| Mon. Dec. 6 | Class Presentations | |
| Wed. Dec. 8 | Class Presentations | |
| Thu. Dec. 16 | FINAL EXAM (1:30pm-3:30pm) | |
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