AST2202 Planetary and Exoplanetary Science 

Course Description

This course introduces planetary science, the study of our planetary system and others. Topics covered in this course include Physical Processes in the Solar System, The Terrestrial Planets, The Jovian Worlds, Minor Bodies of the Solar System, and The Formation of Planetary Systems. Additional topics develop scientific skills through the use of assignments

Topics

1. History of Planetary Science 

2. Gravity and the Planets 

3. The Inner Solar System 

4. The Giant Planets

5. The Solar System's small bodies - Stable Objects 

6. The Solar System's small bodies - Unstable Objects 

7. Planet Formation 

8. Finding Planets around Other Stars 

9. The Exoplanet Era 

10. The Future: The Search for Life