ASTR 371: Solar System Astronomy (Fall 2016)



Instructor: Jiong Qiu (email: qiu@physics.montana.edu); office: EPS 221, phone: 994-7253

Lab: Jared Newman

Classes: MWF: 11-12, in ROBH-312A

Office hours: MTRF 9-10, or by appointment (See Jiong Qiu's schedule)

Text: Universe, 10th edition by Freedman, Geller, & Kaufmann

Exams: Course syllabus

Course Schedule:

Week of
Topics
Reading Assign.
Homework
Due Date
Aug 29,
Aug 31, Sep 2
Introduction
Size and Distance
Chap 1-1,2,8
Chap 1-5,6,7
HW-1 Sept 7
Sept 7, 9
Nature of Light Chap 5.1-5.5 HW-2 Sept 14
Sept 12
Sept 14
Sept 16
Nature of Light (cont.)
optics and telescopes
in-class quiz
Chap 5
Chap 6
Chap5-6
HW-3
Sept 21
Sept 19, Sept 21
Sept 23
Overview of solar system
Exam I, solution , scores
Chap 7
Review I
FGK10: Chap 7: Questions 25, 28, 29, 30, 33. Sept 28
Sept 26
28, 30
overview of solar system (cont.)
Living Earth
Chap7
Chap 9
HW-5 Oct 5
Oct 3, 5, 7 Earth-moon system Chap 10, Chap 3 HW-6
Group Project , member list
Oct 12
Oct 10, 12, 14 Terrestrial planets Chap 11 HW-7 Oct 19
Oct 17
19, 21
global change
Jovian planets
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Chap 12, 14
HW-8 Oct 26
Oct 24
26
Oct 28
Jovian planets cont..
satellites
exam II, solution, scores
Chap 13
Review II
FKG10: Chapter 13: Q43, Q52, Q54 Nov 2
Oct 31
Nov 2
4
asteroids, comets
origin of solar system
gravity
Chap 15
Chap 8
Chap 4
HW-10 Nov 9
Nov 7
9
group project common hour
group (d) presentation
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Emerging discoveries with solar system missions
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Nov 14
16
18
group (a) presentation
group (b) presentation
group (c) presentation
Mechanism and history of life
Habitable environment in solar system
Exoplanets and extra-terrestrial life
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Nov 21 gravity - HW-11 Nov 30
Nov 28, 30
Dec 2
Sun's energy and interior
Exam III, solution , scores
Chap 16 1-5
Review III
HW-12 Dec 9
Dec 5
7
9
Sun's atmosphere
Sun's magnetic field and activity
solar dynamo , final review
Chap 16 6-10 HW-12 Dec 9
Dec 16, 8-9:50 final exam, solution, , scores office hour: Dec 12-15, 9-4 - -