Astro/EPS C12 Summer 2008 This is the page for The Planets, Summer 2008.

COURSE INFO The syllabus PDF file provides basic course info and lists all course assignments and due dates. Page 1 of the syllabus lists the topics to be covered in each lecture, book chapter reading assignments, and due dates. syllabus (as of July 8) technical supplement data sheet A/B/C/D response card   CLASS NOTES Downloadable versions of the lecture slides will be posted here as a study guide, not a substitute for coming to class, since they lack the detailed commentary (and state-of-the-art demonstrations) given in lecture. Do not distribute these notes outside the class, since they may contain copyrighted material. 08 July. Brief history of planetary science. 09 July. Chapter 1, telescopes. 10 July. Chapter 2. 15 July. Chapter 2 (continued). 16 July. Solid planet interiors. 17 July. Chapter 3. 22 July. Chapter 4. 23 July. Chapter 4 (continued). 24 July. Giant planet atmospheres. 29 July. Chapter 5. 30 July. Chapter 6. 31 July. Impacts and meteorites. 5 August. Chapter 7 and volatile cycles. 6 August. Astrobiology. 7 August. Magnetic fields. 12 August. New Horizons Jupiter encounter.

OPTIONAL READING Here are a few resources that may be helpful sources for report info. Ostro (1997) on asteroids, from a Caltech Engineering and Science report. Brownlee (2008) on comets, from Physics Today. Lopes (2007) on the lakes of Titan, from Eos. REPORTS Reports should be ONLY turned in as hardcopy at the beginning of class, or posted to the REPORTS topic of the C12 facebook discussion group. Do not email me Word or Office documents. Thanks !! Reports 1 and 2. Due Wednesday 13 August at 2:40pm. PROBLEM SETS Problem sets are due at the beginning of lecture on the due date. No late assignments will be accepted. Problem Set 1. Due Wednesday 16 July at 2:40pm. (Solutions) Problem Set 2. Due Wednesday 23 July at 2:40pm. (Solutions) Problem Set 3. Due Wednesday 30 July at 2:40pm. (Solutions) Problem Set 4. Due Wednesday 6 August at 2:40pm. (Solutions)