| Wed. Aug. 29 | Introduction to Planetary Science | Read Chap. 1 |
| Mon. Sep. 3 | LABOR DAY | |
| Wed. Sep. 5 | Central Forces | Read Chap. 2 |
| Mon. Sep. 10 | Orbital Elements | |
| Wed. Sep. 12 | The 2- and 3-Body Problems | |
| Mon. Sep. 17 | Circular Restricted 3-Body Problem | |
| Wed. Sep. 19 | Precession and Tides | HW #1 due |
| Mon. Sep. 24 | Tides and Resonances | |
| Wed. Sep. 26 | Non-Gravitational Forces | |
| Mon. Oct. 1 | Solar Heating | Read Chap. 3 |
| Wed. Oct. 3 | Planetary Atmospheres | Read Chap. 4 HW #2 due |
| Mon. Oct. 8 | Planetary Atmospheres | |
| Wed. Oct. 10 | Adiabatic Lapse Rate | TERPS Abstracts due |
| Mon. Oct. 15 | MIDTERM | |
| Wed. Oct. 17 | NO CLASS TODAY |
Classtime made up with extra long Mondays! |
| Mon. Oct. 22 | Atmospheric Structure | |
| Wed. Oct. 24 | Spectroscopy | HW #3 due |
| Mon. Oct. 29 | Cloud Formation & Hadley Cells | |
| Wed. Oct. 31 | HURRICANE SANDY | |
| Mon. Nov. 5 | Hurricanes & Lightening | |
| Wed. Nov. 7 | Meteorites | Read Chap. 8 |
| Mon. Nov. 12 | Meteorites | Chapters chosen by Class |
| Wed. Nov. 14 | MIDTERM | |
| Mon. Nov. 19 | Meteorites/Planetary Surfaces | Read Sections 5.0 - 5.3.4.3 |
| Wed. Nov. 21 | Planetary Surfaces | HW #4 due |
| Mon. Nov. 26 | Planetary Surfaces/Planet Formation | Read Chap. 13 |
| Wed. Nov. 28 | Planet Formation/Exoplanets | |
| Mon. Dec. 3 | Planet Formation/Exoplanets | HW #5 due |
| Wed. Dec. 5 | TERPS Conference | Double Class: 1:00-3:30pm |
| Mon. Dec. 10 | NO CLASS TODAY | Class meets Dec. 5 instead |
| Mon. Dec. 17 | FINAL EXAM (1:30pm-3:30pm) | |
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