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ASTR36300 (ASTR363) Fall 2008

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Intermediate Astronomy I

Current session: Fall 2008

Offering: Fall, Class 3, Cr. 3

Prerequisites: MA 162, PHYS 220, or consent of instructor. Not available for credit to students with credit in ASTR 263 or equivalent.

Description: Introduction to the solar system. Topics to be covered include the processes responsible for the origin and evolution of the solar system, a physical and chemical description of solar system objects (sun, planets, asteroids, comets, and meteorites), interactions between these objects, and the evolution of planetary surfaces and atmospheres.

Instructor(s):
LISTER, MATTHEW

Email:
mlister@physics.purdue.edu

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Textbook(s) for Fall 2008
Course Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
ASTR363 Discovering the Solar System Barrie W. Jones 2nd 978-0-470-01830-9 Wiley