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 8/29/16
Reading for weeks 2-4: Chapter 2 in Planetary Sciences
Homework 2 – due 9/14/16
Reading for weeks 4-6: Chapter 3 in Planetary Sciences
Supplementary reading: McKay et al. on Titan greenhouse and anti-greenhouse effects
Homework 3 – due 10/3/16
Reading for weeks 8-9: Chapter 4 in Planetary Sciences
Homework 4 – due 10/24/16
Reading for weeks 11-12: Chapter 5 in Planetary Sciences
Supplementary reading: Dietrich & Perron on whether life leaves a morphologic imprint
Homework 5 – due 11/18/16
Reading for weeks 13-14: Chapter 6 in Planetary Sciences
Extra credit opportunity: draft a HiRISE image caption, and/or suggest a new target! For the latter, just send me the 6-digit target ID # assigned when you submit it (e.g., the one I created in class is 140384). For a caption, browse our already-captioned images to get a sense for the style, then find an image here that has no caption, draft one up and send to me for editing. Or if you’d prefer a brand-new image acquired during my cycle (Nov 27-Dec 10), let me know your preferred science theme(s) and I’ll find you one. – due 12/9/16
Reading for week 15: Chapter 13 in Planetary Sciences