Policy
Homework assignments will be due at the beginning of class. Late homework turned in by the following class will be deducted 20%. No credit will be given for assignments later than this deadline unless exceptional circumstances are demonstrated. You are encouraged to work together as it can be quite beneficial, but everyone must turn in their own work and every student is individually responsible for understanding the material covered in the assignments.
Homework & Readings
Syllabus
Term Project Info
Reading for week 1: Chapter 1 in Planetary Sciences
Homework 1 – due 8/27/12
Reading for weeks 2-4: Chapter 2 in Planetary Sciences
Worksheet 1 – in-class circular orbit problems, 8/29/12
Homework 2 – due 9/14/12
Reading for weeks 5-6: Chapter 3 in Planetary Sciences
Supplementary reading: McKay et al. on Titan greenhouse and anti-greenhouse effects
Homework 3 – due 10/3/12
Reading for weeks 7-9: Chapter 4 in Planetary Sciences
Homework 4 – due 10/31/12
Reading for weeks 10-12: Chapter 5 in Planetary Sciences
Supplementary reading for grad students: Dietrich & Perron on whether life has a distinctive topographic signature
Homework 5 – due 11/19/12
Reading for weeks 13-14: Chapter 6 in Planetary Sciences
Worksheet 2 – in-class central pressure exercise, 11/19/12
Reading for week 15: Chapter 13 in Planetary Sciences