| Course Title: Planetary Science |
| Start Date: 01/28/2025 End Date: 05/13/2025 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2025 |
| Description: This intermediate-level course covers fundamentals of spectroscopy, remote sensing, and planetary surfaces. Discussions will include interiors, atmospheres, compositions, origins, and evolution of terrestrial planets; satellites, asteroids, comets, and planetary rings. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Ben Boatwright | bboatwright@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/28/2025 - 05/13/2025 | Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 01:45PM - 03:00PM | CARR - Carr | 102 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: One course in Geology, Astronomy, Physics, Math, or Computer Science. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 24 | Enrollment: 15 | Available: 9 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Planetary Geoscience Author: McSween, Harry Y. Copyright: 2019 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781107145382 Publisher: Cambridge University Press |
Required | 47.88 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |