| Thu. Jan. 26 | Introduction to Planetary Science | Read Chap. 1 |
| Tue. Jan. 31 | Central Forces | Read Chap. 2 |
| Thu. Feb. 2 | Orbital Elements | |
| Tue. Feb. 7 | Orbital Symmetries | |
| Thu. Feb. 9 | The 2- and 3-Body Problems | |
| Tue. Feb. 14 | The 2- and 3-Body Problems | |
| Thu. Feb. 16 | The 2- and 3-Body Problems | HW #1 due |
| Tue. Feb. 21 | Circular Restricted 3-Body Problem | |
| Thu. Feb. 23 | Circular Restricted 3-Body Problem | |
| Tue. Feb. 28 | Circular Restricted 3-Body Problem | |
| Thu. Mar. 2 | Precession and Tides | |
| Tue. Mar. 7 | Tides and Resonances | |
| Thu. Mar. 9 | Non-Gravitational Forces | |
| Tue. Mar. 14 | Planetary Atmospheres | Read Chap. 4.1, 4.2, 4.4; HW #2 due |
| Thu. Mar. 16 | Planetary Atmospheres; QUIZ | TERPS Abstracts due |
| Tue. Mar. 21 | SPRING BREAK | |
| Thu. Mar. 23 | SPRING BREAK | |
| Tue. Mar. 28 | Planetary Atmospheres | |
| Thu. Mar. 30 | Adiabatic Lapse Rate | |
| Tue. Apr. 4 | In-Class Adding Velocities Problem | Midterm Preparation |
| Thu. Apr. 6 | MIDTERM | |
| Tue. Apr. 11 | Wet Adiabatic Lapse Rate | |
| Thu. Apr. 13 | Cloud Formation & Hadley Cells | |
| Tue. Apr. 18 | Cloud Formation & Hadley Cells; | HW #4 due |
| Thu. Apr. 20 | Hurricanes | |
| Tue. Apr. 25 | Meteorites: Finds, Falls, and Sources | Read Chap. 8 |
| Thu. Apr. 27 | Meteorites: Composition and Classification | |
| Tue. May 2 | Meteorites: Radioactive Decay | |
| Thu. May 4 | Planet Formation | Read Chap. 13; HW #5 due |
| Tue. May 9 | Planet Formation | TERPS Summaries due |
| Thu. May 11 | Planet Formation | TERPS Presentations due; TERPS Conference (Open to the Department) |
| Tue. May 17 | FINAL EXAM (10:30am-12:30pm) | |
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