Astro 342
- Fall 2003
Calender and Tentative Outline
Date Topics Readings
(Hartmann)
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Week 1: Aug. 25-29 |
Discovering the Solar System |
Ch. 2 |
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Week 2: Sept. 1-5 (Mon. = Labor Day) |
Orbits, Mechanics |
Ch. 3 |
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Week 3: Sept. 8-12 |
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Week 4: Sept. 15-19 |
The Sun Inside & Out (Radiation theory, solar
atmosphere & interior) |
Alternate source: de Pater
& Lissaurer Ch. 3.1, 3.3 |
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Week 5: Sept. 22-26 |
" Exam 1 (Fri.) |
d e Pater & Lissauer,
7.1 |
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Week 6: Sept. 29 Ð Oct.
3 |
Comparative Planetology:
I. Atmospheres: Basic Physics |
Ch. 11 |
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Week 7: Oct. 6-10 |
Comparative Planetology: I. Atmospheres:
Planetary Examples, Magnetospheres |
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Week 8: Oct. 13-17 |
Comparative Planetology: II. Surfaces |
Ch. (9), 10 |
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Week 9: Oct. 20-24 |
Comparative Planetology: III. Interiors |
Ch. 8 |
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Week 10: Oct. 27-31 |
Meteorites Exam 2 (Fri.) |
Ch. 6 |
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Week 11: Nov. 3 - 7 |
Asteroids, Comets, and Large Impacts |
Ch. 7 |
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Week 12: Nov. 10-14 |
Ice Moons & Rings |
(Ch. 8, 10) |
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Week 13: Nov. 17-21 |
Star/Planet Formation |
Ch. (4), 5 |
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Thanksgiving Week Nov. 24-28 |
No Class
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Week 14: Dec. 1-5 |
Other Solar Systems Exam 3 (Fri.) |
Alternate source: de Pater & Lissaurer Ch. Ch. 13 |
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Week 15: Dec. 8-12 |
Summary Presentations |
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Finals Week Dec. 15-19 |
Last Presentations? |
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