Contents
Syllabus
PSets and solutions
| No.
| Topics
| Pset
| Due
| Solutions
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| 01 |
RVs and Transits |
PSet 1
| Sep 16 |
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| 02 |
Imaging, Microlensing, and Radiation I |
PSet 2
| Oct 26 |
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| 03 |
Radiation and Interiors |
PSet 3
| Nov 9 |
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Course Outline
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| Date
| Topic
| Reading Selection
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| W1L1
| 2021/08/24
| Introduction to Class and Solar System
| de Kleer & de Pater, The Solar System: A Panorama
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| W1L2
| 2021/08/26
| Dynamics I
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| W2L1
| 2021/08/31
| Discovery I: Radial Velocity Method
| Radial Velocity Method
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| W2L2
| 2021/09/02
| DISCUSSION: RV PAPERS
| (1) First RV planet; (2) Nearest RV planet.
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| W3L1
| 2021/09/07
| Discovery II: Transit Method
| Deeg & Alonso, The Transit Method
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| W3L2
| 2021/09/09
| DISCUSSION: TRANSIT PAPER
| The TRAPPIST-1 planets
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| W4L1
| 2021/09/14
| Dynamics II: Lagrange Points and Stability
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| W4L2
| 2021/09/16
| Dynamics III: Resonances
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| W5L1
| 2021/09/21
| Discovery III: Astrometry
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| W5L2
| 2021/09/23
| Radiation, Flux, Blackbodies
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| W6L1
| 2021/09/28
| Discovery IV : Microlensing
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| W6L2
| 2021/09/30
| Discovery V : Direct Imaging
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| W7L1
| 2021/10/05
| DISCUSSION: Direct Imaging Paper
| The HR8799 Planets
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| W7L2
| 2021/10/07
| Radiation Quantities
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| W8L1
| 2021/10/12
| Fall Break
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| W8L2
| 2021/10/14
| Solving the Eqn. of Radiative Transfer
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| W16L1
| 2021/12/07
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| W16L2
| 2021/12/09
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Final Presentations
The final presentations will comprise one-third of the total
course grade. These will be given during the final week of the
semester. Details (including a rubric and guidelines) will be posted
online partway through the semester.