Announcements

Project Presentations Tues Nov 30th and Thurs Dec 2nd

Final Exam Tuesday Dec 7th noon-3pm EMS B210 (regular classroom)

To download Practice Final Exam (AKA Review Sheet) click HERE

Links to sample Concept Maps:

Search for Evidence of LIfe

Types of Energy Concept Map

What is a Concept Map?

Planetary Concept Maps from Bennett 2nd Edition

Course Description and Syllabus: PDF

Textbook: The Cosmic Perspective: The Solar System, 6th edition with electronic media

Authors: Bennett, Donahue, Schneider, and Voit

Reading Assignments

Due before class on...	All assignments are in Bennett: The Cosmic Perspective: The Solar System, 6th Edition
Tuesday September 28th	Our Place in the Universe: Chapter 1 (all), and Chapter 2 sections 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4
Thursday September 30th	The Science of Astronomy; Motion, Energy, and Gravity Chapter 3 sections 3.2 through 3.5, and Chapter 4 (all)
Tuesday October 5th	In class we will be discussing the rest of Chapter 4
Thursday October 7th	Light and Matter: Chapter 5
Thursday October 14th	Chapter 6: Telescopes AND Chapter 8: Formation of the Solar System
Tuesday October 19th	Chapter 13: Other Planetary Systems
Thursday October 21st	Chapter 9: Planetary Geology: Earth and the Other Terrestrial Worlds
Thursday October 28th	Chapter 10: Planetary Atmospheres
Tuesday November 2nd	Chapter 11: Jovian Planets
Tuesday November 9th	Chapter 12: Asteroids, Comets, and Pluto-Charon
Tuesday November 23rd	Chapter 24: Life in the Universe

Homework and Homework Solutions

Materials from Sections

Section number	Slide Show	Answer Key
Section 2	Slides PDF PPT	PDF

Projects

Sample paper on volcanism

Project Timeline (what is due, and when)

	Due before class on...	PDF File	Web link	Solutions
Homework 1	Tuesday Sept 28th	PDF	html	(not applicable)
Stellarium Activity 1	Tuesday Sept 28th	PDF		(not applicable)
Homework 2	Thursday October 7th	PDF
Homework 3	Tuesday October 19th	PDF
Study for Mid-Term	Tuesday October 26th			Mid-Term Exam
Homework 4	Tuesday November 2	PDF
Homework 5	Tuesday November 16th	PDF

Date and Title	PDF	PPT	Web Pages	Movies
Thursday September 23rd Lecture 1 Tour of the Solar System and Outline of the Course	PDF	PPT	html
Tuesday Sept 28th Lecture 2 Our Place in the Universe Lecture by Prof. Jonathan Fortney	PDF	PPT	lecture reason for seasons raisin cake 26 orders of magnitude	movie001 movie002 movie003 movie004
Thursday Sept 30th Lecture 3 Motion, Gravity, and the Scientific Method	PDF	PPT	lecture Animations
Tuesday Oct 5th Lecture 4 Gravity, Energy, and Tides	PDF	PPT	html
Thursday Oct 7th Lecture 5 Light and Matter	PDF	PPT	html
Tuesday Oct 12th Lecture 6 Telescopes	PDF	PPT	html
Thursday Oct 14th Lecture 7 Formation of the Solar System	PDF	PPT	html
Tuesday Oct 19th Lecture 8 Extrasolar Planetary Systems	PDF	PPT	html
Thurs Oct 21st Lecture 9 Comparative Geology of the Terrestrial Planets	PDF	PPT	html
Tuesday Oct 26th Mid-term Exam
Thursday Oct 28th Project Introduction and Lecture 10 Planetary Atmospheres	PDF	PPT	html
Tuesday Nov 2nd Lecture 11 Jovian Planets	PDF	PPT	html
Thursday Nov 4th Lecture 12 Moons and Rings of the Giant Planets	PDF	PPT	html
Tuesday Nov 9th Lecture 13 Asteroids, Comets, and Pluto-Charon (updated)	PDF smaller file PDF Giant File (54 MB)	PPT	html
Thursday Nov 11th Holiday: NO CLASS!
Tuesday Nov 16th Lecture 14 Meteorites and Cosmic Collisions	PDF smaller file PDF bigger File	PPT	html
Thursday Nov 18th Lab activity on planet transits - meet in Interdisciplinary Sciences Bldg room 102 (enter on street level just to left of the big staircase)
Tuesday Nov 23rd Lecture 15 Life in the Universe	PDF	PPT	html
Tuesday Nov 30th Project Presentations in class at regular time. Pizza will be served.
Tuesday Dec 2nd Project Presentations in class at regular time. Pizza will be served.
Final Exam: Tuesday Dec 7th, noon - 3pm	Practice Exam / Review Sheet

UCSC Dept of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy 18 - Planets and Planetary Systems - UC Santa Cruz

Sections:

Announcements

Reading Assignments

Homework and Homework Solutions

Materials from Sections

Projects

Lectures

PDF

PPT

Holiday: NO CLASS!