| Tue. Sep. 2 | Introduction to Planetary Science | Read Chap. 1 |
| Thu. Sep. 4 | Central Forces | Read Chap. 2 |
| Tue. Sep. 9 | Orbital Elements | |
| Thu. Sep. 11 | The 2- and 3-Body Problems | |
| Tue. Sep. 16 | Circular Restricted 3-Body Problem | |
| Thu. Sep. 18 | Precession and Tides | HW #1 due |
| Tue. Sep. 23 | Tides and Resonances | |
| Thu. Sep. 25 | Non-Gravitational Forces | |
| Tue. Sep. 30 | Solar Heating | Read Chap. 3 |
| Thu. Oct. 2 | Planetary Atmospheres | Read Chap. 4 HW #2 due |
| Tue. Oct. 7 | Planetary Atmospheres | |
| Thu. Oct. 9 | Adiabatic Lapse Rate | TERPS Abstracts due |
| Tue. Oct. 14 | Atmospheric Structure | |
| Thu. Oct. 16 | MIDTERM | |
| Tue. Oct. 21 | Spectroscopy | |
| Thu. Oct. 23 | Cloud Formation & Hadley Cells | |
| Tue. Oct. 28 | Hurricanes & Lightening | |
| Thu. Oct. 30 | Meteorites: Finds, Falls, and Sources | Read Chap. 8 HW #3 due |
| Tue. Nov. 4 | Meteorites: Composition and Classification | |
| Thu. Nov. 6 | Meteorites: Radioactive Decay | |
| Tue. Nov. 11 | NO CLASS TODAY |
Classtime made up with extra long Dec. 11! |
| Thu. Nov. 13 | MIDTERM | |
| Tue. Nov. 18 | Meteorites: Radioactive Decay | |
| Thu. Nov. 20 | Meteorites: Radioactive Decay | HW #4 due |
| Tue. Nov. 25 | Planet Formation | |
| Thu. Nov. 27 | THANKSGIVING | |
| Tue. Dec. 2 | Planet Formation | Read Chap. 13 |
| Thu. Dec. 4 | Planet Formation | HW #5 due |
| Tue. Dec. 9 | Planet Formation | |
| Thu. Dec. 11 | TERPS Conference | Open to the Department |
| Thu. Dec. 18 | FINAL EXAM (10:30am-12:30pm) | |
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