| 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 | ||||