| Tue. Aug. 30 | Introduction to Planetary Science | Read Chap. 1 |
| Thu. Sep. 1 | Central Forces | Read Chap. 2 |
| Tue. Sep. 6 | Orbital Elements | |
| Thu. Sep. 8 | The 2- and 3-Body Problems | |
| Tue. Sep. 13 | Circular Restricted 3-Body Problem | |
| Thu. Sep. 15 | Precession and Tides | HW #1 due |
| Tue. Sep. 20 | Tides and Resonances | |
| Thu. Sep. 22 | Non-Gravitational Forces | |
| Tue. Sep. 27 | QUIZ | |
| Thu. Sep. 29 | Planetary Atmospheres | Read Chap. 4.1, 4.2, 4.4; HW #2 due |
| Tue. Oct. 4 | Adiabatic Lapse Rate | |
| Thu. Oct. 6 | Cloud Formation & Hadley Cells | TERPS Abstracts due |
| Tue. Oct. 11 | Hurricanes & Lightening | |
| Thu. Oct. 13 | NO CLASS TODAY |
Classtime made up with 5 min. extensions to regular classes |
| Tue. Oct. 18 | NO CLASS TODAY |
Classtime made up with extra long Dec. 8! |
| Thu. Oct. 20 | MIDTERM | |
| Tue. Oct. 25 | Planetary Interiors | Read Chap. 6 |
| Thu. Oct. 27 | Planetary Interiors | HW #3 due |
| Tue. Nov. 1 | Planetary Interiors | |
| Thu. Nov. 3 | Meteorites: Finds, Falls, and Sources | Read Chap. 8 |
| Tue. Nov. 8 | Meteorites: Composition and Classification | |
| Thu. Nov. 10 | Meteorites: Radioactive Decay | |
| Tue. Nov. 15 | QUIZ | |
| Thu. Nov. 17 | Exoplanets | Read Chap. 12; HW #4 due |
| Tue. Nov. 22 | Exoplanets | |
| Thu. Nov. 24 | THANKSGIVING | |
| Tue. Nov. 29 | Planet Formation | Read Chap. 13 |
| Thu. Dec. 1 | Planet Formation | HW #5 due |
| Tue. Dec. 6 | Planet Formation | TERPS Summaries and Presentations Due |
| Thu. Dec. 8 | TERPS Conference | Open to the Department |
| Sat. Dec. 17 | FINAL EXAM (10:30am-12:30pm) | |
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