Files are provided in both powerpoint (PPT) and PDF formats. There are generally only cosmetic
differences between these formats; however, certain things (like movies) cannot be embedded into PDF files.
| Lectures | File | Date |
|
Introduction
|
PPT
PDF
| 1/15 |
|
Solar System Scales
|
PPT
PDF
MPEG
|
|
Days, Seasons, and Lunar Phases
|
PPT
PDF
| 1/20 |
|
Orbits and Gravity
|
PPT
PDF
| 1/22 |
|
Light and Heat from Planets and Stars
|
PPT
PDF
| 1/27 |
|
Exploring the Solar System from the Earth
|
PPT
PDF
| 1/29 |
|
The Sun
|
PPT
PDF
| 2/3 |
|
Craters
|
PPT
PDF
| 2/5 |
|
Terrestrial planet interiors and surfaces
|
PPT
PDF
| 2/10 |
|
The Moon
|
PPT
PDF
| 2/12 |
|
Mercury
|
PPT
PDF
| 2/17 |
|
Mid-term #1 - No Lecture
|
| 2/19 |
|
Terrestrial Planet Atmospheres
|
PPT
PDF
| 2/24 |
|
Venus
|
PPT
PDF
| 2/26 |
|
Mars - Early History
|
PPT
PDF
MP4
| 3/3 |
|
Mars - Recent History
|
PPT
PDF
| 3/5 |
|
Earth
|
PPT
PDF
MOV
| 3/10 |
|
Asteroids and Meteorites
|
PPT
PDF
MPEG4
| 3/12 |
|
Global Warming
|
PPT
PDF
| 3/24 |
|
Gas Giants: Jupiter and Saturn
|
PPT
PDF
| 3/26 |
|
Jupiter's Moons: Volcanoes and Oceans
|
PPT
PDF
| 3/31 |
| Mid-term #2 - No Lecture
| |
4/2 |
|
Saturn's Rings and Moons
|
PPT
PDF
| 4/7 |
|
Titan
|
PPT
PDF
Movie 1
Movie 2
| 4/9 |
|
Ice Giants: Uranus and Neptune
|
PPT
PDF
| 4/14 |
|
Moons of Uranus and Neptune
|
PPT
PDF
| 4/16 |
|
Pluto and the rest of the Kuiper Belt
|
PPT
PDF
| 4/21 |
|
Comets
|
PPT
PDF
| 4/23 |
|
Formation of the solar system
|
PPT
PDF
| 4/28 |
|
Extrasolar Planets
|
PPT
PDF
| 4/30 |
|
Origins of life: here and elsewhere
|
PPT
PDF
| 5/5 |
| Reading day - No Lecture
| |
5/7 |
| Final Exam (Starts at 11am) - No Lecture
| |
5/12 |