Lectures will be a combination of Powerpoint presentations and whiteboard derivations. In most cases, Powerpoint slides will be posted here as PDF files after the class.<\/p>\n
These summaries and notes are not a substitute for attending lectures!<\/p>\n
In-class worksheets can be found on the Assignments page.<\/p>\n
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\nLecture 1<\/a> – 8\/18\/2014 (Course overview, scope of planetary sciences)
\nLecture 2<\/a> – 8\/20\/2014 (Solar system survey: Sun, giant planets)
\nLecture 3<\/a> – 8\/22\/2014 (Solar system survey: terrestrial\/minor planets)
\nLecture 4<\/a> – 8\/25\/2014 (Solar system survey: minor planets, satellites\/rings)
\nLecture 5 – 8\/27\/2014 (Solar system formation intro<\/a>; Ellipses, Kepler’s laws)
\nLecture 6 – 8\/29\/2014 (Newton’s laws, bound\/unbound orbits)
\nLecture 7 – 9\/3\/2014 (Orbital elements, Hohmann transfer; worksheet<\/a> on circular orbit problems)
\nLecture 8 – 9\/5\/2014 (Restricted 3-body problem, Lagrange points<\/a>, tadpole\/horseshoe orbits)
\nLecture 9 – 9\/8\/2014 (Hill sphere, perturbation theory, resonances)
\nLecture 10 – 9\/10\/2014 (Axisymmetric gravity fields, tides, dissipative forces)
\nLecture 11<\/a> – 9\/12\/2014 (Illustrations of tidal forces & torques, Poynting-Robertson drag)
\nLecture 12<\/a> – 9\/15\/2014 (Electromagnetic spectrum, blackbody radiation)
\nLecture 13 – 9\/17\/2014 (Integrating Planck\u2019s radiation law, Stefan-Boltzmann law, luminosity, Bond albedo)
\nLecture 14 – 9\/19\/2014 (Phase angle, geometric albedo, equilibrium temperature)
\nLecture 15 – 9\/22\/2014 (Greenhouse effect; Conduction: Fourier\u2019s law, thermal diffusivity, thermal skin depth)
\nLecture 16 – 9\/24\/2014 (Thermal inertia, hydrostatic equilibirum, isothermal atmospheres)
\nLecture 17 – 9\/26\/2014 (Convection)
\nLecture 18 – 9\/29\/2014 (Electron energy levels, emission\/absorption spectra)
\nLecture 19 – 10\/1\/2014 (Electron energy levels of the elements<\/a>, Electronic and vibrational transitions in solids<\/a>)
\nLecture 20 – 10\/6\/2014 (Spectral evidence for methane on Mars, spectroscope “lab”)
\nLecture 21 – 10\/8\/2014 (Radiative transfer; Intro to atmospheric structure<\/a>)
\nLecture 22 – 10\/10\/2014 (Comet Siding Spring @ Mars, atmospheric structure, [exploding projector bulbs])
\nLecture 23<\/a> – 10\/15\/2014 (Atmospheric thermal structure, spectral lines)
\nLecture 24<\/a> – 10\/17\/2014 (Atmospheric composition, clouds)
\nLecture 25 – 10\/20\/2014 (Prof. Carol Paty<\/em> – Ionospheric formation and structure)
\nLecture 26 – 10\/22\/2014 (Prof. Carol Paty<\/em> – Intro to magnetospheres)
\nLecture 27<\/a> – 10\/24\/2014 (Photochemistry, atmospheric dynamics)
\nLecture 28<\/a> – 10\/27\/2014 (Atmospheric sources and loss)
\nLecture 29<\/a> – 10\/29\/2014 (Surfaces intro; impact cratering)
\nLecture 30<\/a> – 10\/31\/2014 (Impact cratering Part 2)
\nLecture 31<\/a> – 11\/3\/2014 (Crater count ages; Gravity and planetary surfaces)
\nLecture 32 – 11\/5\/2014 (Shear stress and angle of repose; More mass wasting examples<\/a>)
\nLecture 33<\/a> – 11\/7\/2014 (Planetary tectonics)
\nLecture 34 – 11\/10\/2014 (Prof. Ken Ferrier<\/em> – Fluvial processes)
\nLecture 35 – 11\/14\/2014 (Prof. Carol Paty<\/em> – Intro to space physics)
\nLecture 36 – 11\/17\/2014 (Science traceability matrices; Aeolian processes<\/a>)
\nLecture 37<\/a> – 11\/19\/2014 (Aeolian processes Part 2, Glacial processes)
\nLecture 38<\/a> – 11\/21\/2014 (Planetary bulk densities, Earth’s interior structure, hydrostatic equilibrium; worksheet<\/a> on estimating central pressure)
\nLecture 39<\/a> – 11\/24\/2014 (Interiors: moment of inertia, equation of state, heat sources, constituent relations, gravity fields)
\nLecture 40<\/a> – 11\/26\/2014 (Isostasy, dynamo-driven magnetism; cloud collapse and planetary accretion disk formation)
\nLecture 41<\/a> – 12\/1\/2014 (Planet accretion, migration, and satellite formation)<\/p>\n
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