This course is a survey of the solar system: physical properties of the planets, comets, and asteroids; origin of the solar system; search for extrasolar planetary systems; search for life in the universe; current results of recent planetary space missions; night sky observation.
Teaching Assistants
Cole Armstrong
Ian Masson
Lab Schedule - SPRING 2023 |
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Week | Lab |
16 Jan – 20 Jan | No Lab – First Week of Classes |
23 Jan – 27 Jan | Active Learning |
30 Jan – 3 Feb | The Moon |
6 Feb – 10 Feb | Exploring the Sky |
13 Feb – 17 Feb | Spectroscopy |
20 Feb – 24 Feb | Martian Landscapes |
27 Feb – 3 Mar | Earth's Changing Climate |
6 Mar – 10 Mar | Mass of Jupiter |
13 Mar – 17 Mar | No Lab – Spring Break Week |
20 Mar – 24 Mar | Van Allen Observatory/Image Analysis II |
27 Mar – 31 Mar | Lunar Observations/Exoplanets |
3 Apr – 7 Apr | Van Allen Observatory/Image Analysis II |
10 Apr – 14 Apr | Solar Observations/Project Workday (Project info here) |
17 Apr – 21 Apr | Solar Observations/Project Workday (Project info here) |
24 Apr – 28 Apr | Lunar Observations/Exoplanets |
1 May – 5 May | Project Presentations, Projects Due (Project info here) |
8 May – 12 May | No Lab – Exam Week |