ESS9: Origin and Evolution of the Solar System

Course Schedule

Lecture

Date

 

Day

Topic

Chapter

1

Jan

8

TU

Introduction, Sizes, Phases

1

2

 

10

TH

The Earth and the Sun

1,2

3

 

15

TU

The Sun

2

4

 

17

TH

The Moon

3

5

 

22

TU

Mercury

4

6

 

24

TH

Venus

5

7

 

29

TU

Earth

6

8

 

31

TH

Review/MIDTERM

 

9

Feb

5

TU

Mars

7

10

 

7

TH

Dynamics

8

11

 

12

TU

Meteorites and Asteroids

9

12

 

14

TH

Jupiter

10

13

 

19

TU

Saturn

11

14

 

21

TH

Outermost Planets

11

15

 

26

TU

Planetary Satellites

12

16

 

28

TH

Review/MIDTERM

 

17

Mar

5

TU

Comets

13

18

 

7

TH

Solar Wind

13

19

 

12

TU

Origin of the Solar System

14

20

 

14

TH

Review

ALL

FINAL

 

20

WED

8a-11a