GEOLOGY 103 - Section 2
PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE

Spring, 2010 Syllabus

Text: Stoddard: Planetary Geology / Seeds: The Solar System (Combined Volume)

Day Date Topics Seeds Stoddard
         
T 1-12 Opening Remarks, Introduction ch. 1 ch. 1
Th 1-14 The Scientific Method - ch. 1
         
T 1-19 Early/Middle History of Astronomy ch. 2 ch. 2
Th 1-21 Late History of Astronomy ch. 4,5 ch. 2
         
T 1-26 History of Space Exploration - ch. 3
Th 1-28 Asteroids & Comets ch. 25 ch. 4
         
T 2-02 History of the Solar System ch. 19 -
Th 2-04 Craters - Formation and Structure parts of ch. 21 -
         
T 2-09 Craters - Relative Dating, Surface Ages parts of 21 -
Th 2-11 EXAM 1 - -
         
T 2-16 Exam 1 Review - -
Th 2-18 Planetary Interiors - Chemistry 20-3,21-2 -
         
T 2-23 Planetary Interiors - Physics - ch. 8
Th 2-25 Volcanoes - Earth parts of ch. 20, 21, 22 ch. 9
         
T 3-02 Volcanoes - Earth, Moon parts of ch. 20, 21, 22 ch. 9
Th 3-04 Volcanoes - Venus, Mars, outer moons parts of ch. 20, 21, 22 ch. 9
         
T 3-16 Tectonics on Earth parts of ch. 20, 21, 22 ch. 10
Th 3-18 Tectonics on other worlds parts of ch. 20, 21, 22 ch. 10
         
T 3-23 Exam 2 Review Session - -
Th 3-25 EXAM 2 - -
     
T 3-30 Exam 2 Recap - -
Th 4-01 Atmospheres parts of ch. 20, 22, 23 -
         
T 4-06 More Atmospheres parts of ch. 20, 22, 23 -
Th 4-08 Moons - Origins ch. 21 p. 510-512 ch. 13
         
T 4-13 Moons - Histories ch. 21 p. 507-510 -
Th 4-15 Life! ch. 26 ch. 15
         
T 4-20 More Life! ch. 26 ch. 15
Th 4-22 SETI ch. 26 ch. 15
         
T 4-27 Course wrap-up and summary    
Th 4-29 Final Review Session    
         
FINAL EXAM -- TUESDAY, May 4 @ 2:00 pm