Course Schedule
Week |
Date |
Topic |
Notes |
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1 |
Jan 10 |
Overview: who has done it, how and why |
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2 |
Jan 15 |
Martin Luther King Day |
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Jan 17 |
Planet formation (I) |
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3 |
Jan 22 |
Planet formation (II) |
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Jan 24 |
Cancelled due to instructor travel. Will be rescheduled. |
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4 |
Jan 29 |
Terrestrial planets with tenous atmosphere |
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Jan 31 |
Terrestrial planets with thick atmosphere |
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5 |
Feb 5 |
Guest lecture on Asteroids and Small bodies |
Dr. Yun Zhang |
Feb 7 |
Molecular absorption and emission |
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6 |
Feb 12 |
Radiative transfer and scattering |
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Feb 14 |
Computational practice on radiative transfer |
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7 |
Feb 19 |
Infrared remote sensing |
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Feb 21 |
Microwave remote sensing |
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8 |
Feb 24 |
Winter Break |
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Mar 3 |
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9 |
Mar 4 |
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Mar 6 |
Midterm exam |
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10 |
Mar 11 |
Review of space instruments: from Pioneer to Europa |
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Mar 13 |
Dynamo and magnetism |
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11 |
Mar 18 |
Planetary magnetic fields |
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Mar 20 |
Planetary space environment |
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12 |
Mar 25 |
Guest lecture on space instrumentation |
Prof. Jim Raines |
Mar 27 |
Plasma interactions with planetary bodies |
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13 |
Apr 1 |
Practice on magnetic field and plasma |
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Apr 3 |
Review of in situ measurement instruments |
SPRL lab tour |
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14 |
Apr 8 |
Space environment of Jovian system |
Cancelled (Solar Eclipse) |
Apr 10 |
Mars’ atmospheric evolution (I) |
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15 |
Apr 15 |
Mars’ atmospheric evolution (II) |
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Apr 17 |
Mini-project preparation |
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Apr 22 |
Mini-project presentation |
Note
Schedule and other syllabus/course elements are subject to change at the discretion of the instructor. Changes will be announced within an appropriate time frame.