Planetary Astronomy - Course Information

Lecture outline

Date	Lecture topic	Chapters
Sep 7	Course introduction & Sky and Telescope Familiarization	Ch 1; Ap 1, 2
Sep 12	Scientific Method & Overview of the Universe	Ch 1; Ap 1, 2
Sep 14	Number Review & The Celestial Sphere	Ch 2; Ap 1, 2
Sep 19	The Celestial Sphere	Ch 2
Sep 19	Last day of registration for fall/winter courses
Sep 21	Planetary Motion Assignment 1 handed out	Ch 2, 3
Sep 26	Planetary Motion & Laws of Motion.	Ch 3
Sep 28	Light and Atoms	Ch 3, 4
Sep 30	Last day to withdraw from winter courses
Oct 3	Light and Atoms	Ch 3, 4
Oct 5	Light and Atoms & Telescopes and Instruments	Ch 4, 5
Oct 10	Telescopes and Instruments	Ch 5
Oct 12	Guest Speaker: Paul Klauninger. Special observation session featuring photography (weather permitting)
Oct 17	Overview of the Solar System Assignment 1 due	Ch 6
Oct 19	The Earth / The Moon	Ch 7,8
Oct 23-27	Fall Term Break
Oct 31	Terrestrial Planets: Mercury/Venus	Ch 8,9
Nov 2	Terrestrial Planets: Venus/Mars Assignment 2 handed out	Ch 9,10
Nov 4	Midterm Exam
Nov 7	Outer Planets: Jupiter	Ch 11
Nov 9	Outer Planets: Saturn	Ch 12
Nov 14	Outer Planets: Uranus/Neptune	Ch 13,14
Nov 16	Outer Planets: Neptune/Comets	Ch 13,14
Nov 21	Comets/Asteroids/Minor Planets Assignment 2 due	Ch 14
Nov 23	Origins of Planetary Systems	Ch 14,15
Nov 28	Origins of Planetary Systems cont'd	Ch 14,15
Nov 30	The Sun - An Introduction to Stars	Ch 16
Dec 5	Special Topics - Particles to Cosmology
Dec 7	Review session Optional Essay Due

Course Outline
Lecture Times	Tue and Thu 19:35 - 20:55
Office Hours	Before class, Herzberg 3313
Class Location	Steacie Building 103
Email	David Maybury
Teaching Assistants	Callan Jessiman	Hamid Moradi
Textbook	Astronomy Today Volume 1: The Solar System Chaisson & McMillan Pearson Addison-Wesley (8 ed.)