This course is being offered for the first time in 1998, to broaden the range of special topics courses and, we hope, attract interest in the Earth Science program.
| WEEK | TOPIC - LECTURE | READING |
| Sept. 2-4 | Introduction | 1-2 |
| Sept. 7-11 | About Orbits | 3 |
| Sept. 14-18 | Planets in General | 8 |
| Sept. 21-25 | Meteors, Asteroids and Comets | 6-7 |
| Sept. 28-Oct. 2 | Formation of the Solar System | 4-5 |
| Oct. 5-9 | Planet Earth | 10 |
| Oct. 12-16 | The Moon | 9 |
| Oct. 19-23 | Mercury | |
| Oct. 26-30 | Venus | 11 |
| Nov. 2-6 | Mars | |
| Nov. 9-13 | Mars | 13 |
| Nov. 16-20 | Jupiter | |
| Nov. 23-25 | Saturn | |
| Nov. 26-29 | THANKSGIVING | |
| Nov. 30-Dec. 4 | Uranus | |
| Dec. 7-11 | Neptune and Pluto | |
| Dec. 14-16 | Extrasolar Planets | 12 |
| Dec. 21 | FINAL EXAM, 10:30-12:30 |
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Kepler and Orbits
Basics of Space Flight
Important Early Rockets and Missiles
Manned Spaceflight Through Apollo
Manned Spaceflight Since Apollo
Chronology of Pre-Space Shuttle Manned Spaceflight (1961-1980)
Chronology of Manned Spaceflight 1981-1989
Chronology of Manned Spaceflight 1990-1999
Chronology of Lunar and Planetary Missions
Cosmos 4: Catastrophes and Venus
Cosmos 5: Mars
Cosmos 6: Jupiter and Exploration
Important Planetary Missions
The Apollo Program
The Voyager Mission
Chemistry of the Solar System
The Sun
Names in the Solar System
Size of the Universe
Terrestrial Impact Sites
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Created 7 July 1998, Last Update 31 May 2020