| Tue. Sep. 1 | Introduction to Planetary Science | Read Chap. 1 |
| Thu. Sep. 3 | Central Forces | Read Chap. 2 |
| Tue. Sep. 8 | Orbital Elements | |
| Thu. Sep. 10 | The 2-Body Problems | |
| Tue. Sep. 15 | The 3-Body Problems | |
| Thu. Sep. 17 | Circular Restricted 3-Body Problem | |
| Tue. Sep. 22 | Lagrange Points and Zero Velocity Curves | HW #1 due |
| Thu. Sep. 24 | Precession and Tides | |
| Tue. Sep. 29 | Tides and Resonances | |
| Thu. Oct. 1 | Non-Gravitational Forces | |
| Tue. Oct. 6 | Planetary Atmospheres | Read Chap. 4.1, 4.2, 4.4; HW #2 due |
| Thu. Oct. 8 | Planetary Atmospheres; QUIZ | TERPS Abstracts due |
| Tue. Oct. 13 | FALL BREAK | |
| Thu. Oct. 15 | Planetary Atmospheres | |
| Tue. Oct. 20 | Adiabatic Lapse Rate | Midterm Preparation |
| Thu. Oct. 22 | MIDTERM | |
| Tue. Oct. 27 | Cloud Formation | |
| Thu. Oct. 29 | Hadley Cells | HW #3 due |
| Tue. Nov. 3 | Hurricanes | |
| Thu. Nov. 5 | Interplanetary Magnetic Field | Read Chap. 7 |
| Tue. Nov. 10 | Planetary Magnetic Fields | |
| Thu. Nov. 12 | Adiabatic Invariants | |
| Tue. Nov. 17 | Meteorites: Finds, Falls, and Sources | Read Chap. 8 |
| Thu. Nov. 19 | Meteorites: Composition and Classification | |
| Tue. Nov. 24 | Meteorites: Radioactive Decay; HW #4 due | |
| Thu. Nov. 26 | THANKSGIVING | |
| Tue. Dec. 1 | Planet Formation: Star Formation | Read Chap. 13 |
| Thu. Dec. 3 | Planet Formation: The Solar Nebula | TERPS Summaries due |
| Tue. Dec. 8 | Planet Formation: From Dust to Planetesimals | HW #5 due |
| Thu. Dec. 10 | Planet Formation: From Planetesimals to Planets | TERPS Presentations due; TERPS Conference (Open to the Department) |
| Thu. Dec. 17 | FINAL EXAM (10:30am-12:30pm) | |
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