Stargazing Wed eve June 3rd:
Come at 8:30 to the patio outside the Music Recital Hall.
We want to start early because fog usually comes in later in the evening.
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March 31st- June 4th, 2009
LECTURES: |
Jupiter |
Instructor: Claire
Max Teaching Assistant: Stefano
Meschiari
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Final exam: Thursday June 11th at 9 am (note new start time) in our regular classroom.
Course Description
and Syllabus: PDF html
Reading Assignments
Due before class
on... |
Assignment |
Thurs April 2 |
Bennett. The Cosmic Perspective: The Solar System. Pages xxii - xxvi and Chapter 1: Our Place in the Universe |
Tuesday April 7 |
Bennett: Chapter 3 sections 3.2 through 3.5; Chapter 4 (all) |
Tuesday April 14 |
Bennett: Chapter 5 |
Tuesday
April 21st |
Bennett: Chapters 6 and 7 |
| Thursday April 23rd | Bennett: Chapter 8 |
| Tuesday April 28th | Bennett: Chapter 13 |
| Tuesday May 5th | Bennett: Chapter 9 |
| Thursday May 7th | Bennett: Chapter 10 |
| Tuesday May 12th | Bennett: Chapter 11, Section 11.1 |
| Thursday May 14th | Bennett: Chapter 11, Sections 11.2 and 11.3 |
| Thursday May 21st | Bennett: Chapter 12 |
| Thursday May 28th | Bennett: Chapter 24 Life in the Universe |
Homework and Homework Solutions
Due
before class on... |
PDF
File |
Web
link |
Solutions |
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| Homework 1 | Tuesday April 7th | html | ||
| Stellarium Activity 1 | Thursday April 2 | |||
| Stellarium Activity 2 | Tuesday April 7th | |||
| Homework 2 | Thursday April 9 | |||
| Homework 3 | Thursday April 16th | |||
| Advanced problems, homework 3 | ||||
| Homework 4 | Thursday April 23rd | |||
| Project Homework 1 | Tuesday April 28th | |||
| Homework 5 (link is fixed now) | Thursday May 7th | |||
| Homework 6 | Thursday May 14th | |||
| Homework 7 | Thursday May 21st | |||
| Homework 8 | Paper draft due May 29th (see homework for other assignments) |
| Date and Title | PPT | Web Pages | |
Tuesday March 31st Lecture 1 Tour of the Solar System and
Outline of the Course |
PPT | ||
Thursday April 2 Lecture 2 Our Place in the Universe |
PPT | ||
Tuesday April 7 Lecture 3 Motion, Gravity, and the Scientific Method part
1 |
PPT | ||
Thursday April 9 Lecture 4 Gravity, Energy, Tides, the Scientific Method
(part 2) |
PPT | ||
Tuesday April 14 Lecture 5 Light and Matter |
PPT | ||
Thursday April 16 Lecture 6 Telescopes |
PPT | ||
Tuesday April 21 Lecture 7 Project Kick-Off |
PPT | ||
Thursday April 23 Lecture 8 Formation of the Solar System Download lecture from Stefano's website here |
PPT |
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Tuesday April 28 Lecture 9 Extrasolar Planetary Systems Download lecture from Stefano's website here |
PPT | ||
Thursday April 30 MID-TERM EXAM |
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Tuesday May 5 Lecture 10 Comparative Geology of the Terrestrial Planets |
PPT | ||
Thursday May 7 Lecture 11 Planetary Atmospheres |
PPT | ||
Tuesday May 12 Lecture 12 Jovian Planets Click here for movies of Jupiter's cloud bands and Red Spot Download lecture from Stefano's website here |
zipped file |
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Thursday May 14 Lecture 13 Moons and Rings of the Giant Planets |
PPT | ||
Tuesday May 19 Lecture 14 Asteroids, Comets, and Pluto-Charon |
PPT | html | |
Thursday May 21 Lecture 15 Meteorites and Cosmic Collisions |
PPT | ||
Tuesday May 26 Come to class and work on projects in person, with your groups |
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Thursday May 28 Lecture 16 Life in the Universe |
PPT | ||
Tuesday June 2 and Thursday June 4 Project Presentations in class at regular time. Pizza will be served on Tuesday. |
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Thurs June 11th, 9 am: Final Exam |
Planetary
Science Web Links
General
Astronomy Web Links
Web research guidelines, UCSC Library
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: How to use the web for research
