The Planets - Daily Schedule
ERTH 1 - Spring 2007
Instructors:  Memorie Yasuda & Bernard Minster

Syllabus http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/planets/index.html
Lecture sequence and notes http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/planets/daily.html
Animations and movies http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/planets/diagrams.html

NEWS FLASH - Wednesday June 20, 2007
News from the Department mentioned that I cannot post your final grades using your PID, names or SSNs. So please check with UCSD regarding grades

NEWS FLASH - Wednesday June 14, 2007
1. Homework 6 & 7 grades are now posted. Note that a few people did receive zeroes for turning in work that was too similarly presented to have been crafted by an individual. As we discussed in class and according to written class policy - sharing ideas with colleagues and peers is encouraged - but homework must be crafted and written (expressed) by the individual whose name appears on the homework.

NEWS FLASH - Wednesday June 6, 2007
1. Please see edits on questions in Homework #6 before turning it in this Friday.

2. Please send us your feedback by participating in the online course evaluation:
• https://www.sio.ucsd.edu/secure/gradeval/
After initiating the process, you should receive an email with more information on how to proceed and complete the evaluation process.

3. Last homework grades will be posted online by next Wednesday. Any grade issues must be brought to the attention of the TAs before Friday June 15, via e-mail or meeting. Homeworks will be available for pick up in Galbraith Hall 185 from Pam Buass or Caren Duncanson. Please note this office is only open from 9:30-2:30 M-F.

4. New clicker breakdown posted.
• Clicker grade breakdown
Any grades remaining unassociated with IDs will be discarded after June 8th.

5. Grade summary unchanged - current clicker grades and adjustments on HW5 not posted yet.
• Grade summary
All grade inquiries must be submitted by June 8.
(except for questions regarding the last two homeworks, due June 15).


Midterm grades posted - May 3, 2007
      • Exam scores      • Histogram
      • Answer keys - yours and the key (posted by ID #)

Copies of Midterm #1
      • Version A      • Version B      • Version C



# Date Lecture title Topic Lecturer Reading
May be adjusted in lecture.		 Homework, etc.
1 Apr 2 Why Study the Planets? Class overview Yasuda   • Notes
• Web
2 Apr 4 Getting to Know our Neighbors Exploring the Solar System Yasuda 3: 1, 2, 4
4: 0-1		 • Notes
• Web
3 Apr 6 Astronomy Basics and the history of discovery Yasuda 1: 2-4
3: 5-6		 • Notes
• Web
• HW 1 - assigned
4 Apr 9 Home Sweet Home Natural disasters and wonders Yasuda 9: 1-6 • Notes
• Web
5 Apr 11 Living on a Restless Planet I How the Earth works - observations and the theory of plate tectonics Yasuda 3: 3
• Dynamic Earth (.pdf)		 • Notes
6 Apr 13 Living on a Restless Planet II How the Earth works - the consequences Yasuda • Dynamic Earth (.pdf) HW 1 - due
• HW 1 - Answers
• HW 2 - assigned
• Notes
7 Apr 16 From Earth to Moon The Moon - overview and exploration Yasuda 7: 1-6 • Notes
8 Apr 18 Shoemaker's World The Moon - basics and impact craters Yasuda 9: 3 • Notes
9 Apr 20 Moon struck The Moon - age, moonquakes, volcanism Yasuda 8: 4-5 HW 2 - due
• HW 2 - Answers
• Notes
10 Apr 23 Surf's Up! Tides, eclipses and seasons Berger 5: 5-7
pp. 183-184		 • Notes
11 Apr 25 Midterm review --- Yasuda   • HW 3 - assigned
• Notes
12 Apr 27 MIDTERM --- Yasuda    
13 Apr 30 Venus Revealed Venus - overview and exploration Minster 10: 1-8 • Notes
14 May 2 The Face of Venus Venus - geography, topography and volcanism Minster   Notes - Combined with Lecture 13 notes. 
15 May 4 Venus Venus - craters, atmosphere and heat loss Minster   HW 3 - due
• HW 3 - Answers
• HW 4 - assigned
• Flyby movie
[19.9 Mb .mov]
• Notes
16 May 7 New Views of Mars Mars - overview and exploration Yasuda 11: 1-7 • Notes
17 May 9 Volcanoes the Size of Arizona! Mars - Tharsis, volcanisms and magnetism Yasuda   • Notes
18 May 11 Missions to Mars Mars rovers Yasuda   HW 4 - due
• HW 4 - Answers
• Notes
19 May 14 Another Wet Planet Mars - water and atmosphere Yasuda 9: 7 • Notes
20 May 16 MESSENGER to Mercury Mercury - evolution, surface and features Yasuda 8: 1-5 • Notes
21 May 18 Space Junk Comets, asteroids and meteorites Yasuda 4: 2, 3, 5
5: 3, 4
6: 2-5		 • HW 5 - assigned
• Notes
22 May 21 The Gas Giants I Jupiter Berger 13: 1-6 • Notes
23 May 23 The Gas Giants II Saturn and the Cassini Mission Minster 13: 1-6
16: 3		 • Notes
24 May 25 The Gas Giants III Uranus, Neptune and Pluto Shearer 14: 1-7
16: 4		 HW 5 - due
• Notes
25 May 28 HOLIDAY! --- ---    
26 May 30 Strange Family The Jovian Moons - Io, Europa, Callisto and Ganymede Minster 15: 2-4, 7
 • HW 6 - assigned
• Notes
27 Jun 1 Icy Worlds Europa and Icy Outer Moons Minster 15: 5-6
16: 1-3		 • HW 5 - Answers
• Notes
28 Jun 4 Other solar systems Extrasolar planets Minster 17: 1-3
18: 1-4		 • HW 7 - assigned
• Notes
29 Jun 6 Life Beyond Earth? Astrobiology Minster 18: 5-6
12: 2, 4, 6		 • Notes
30 Jun 8 Final review --- Yasuda   HW 6 & 7 - due
• HW 6 - Answers
• HW 7 - Answers
• Notes
31 Jun 15 FINAL EXAM 3:00-5:59 PM at York 2722 Yasuda    


Updated: June 20, 2007