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Intermediate Astronomy I

Current session:

Fall 2009

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

Location

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Textbook(s) for Fall 2009

Textbooks for Fall 2009
Course Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
ASTR363 Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System   John S. Lewis  2nd  012446744X  Academic Press