Astronomy 121: The Formation and Evolution of the Solar System

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Lectures:

    Section #1:
    (Jun 22nd - Jun 30th)
  1. Introduction
  2. History
  3. Celestial Sphere
  4. Orbits
  5. Gravity
  6. Light
  7. Matter
  8. Solar System Review
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Jun 30th Exam #1

    Section #2:
    (Jul 1st - Jul 10th)
  1. Earth
  2. Moon/Mercury
  3. Venus
  4. Mars
  5. Galilean Satellites
  6. Terrestrial Atmospheres
  7. Terrestrial Planet Geology
  8. Terrestrial Planet Interiors
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Jul 10th: Exam #2

    Section #3:
    (Jul 13th - Jul 17th)
  1. Moons
  2. Asteroids & Comets
  3. Jupiter/Saturn
  4. Uranus/Neptune
  5. Outer SS
  6. Sun
  7. Origin of the Solar System
  8. Exoplanets
  9. Primordial Life
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Jul 17th: Exam #3

The graphic in the background of these pages is from a chart in Johannes Kepler's 1606 celestial atlas entitled De Stella Nova.

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