BROOKLYN
COLLEGE, CUNY
Department of Geology
Geol 612T Spring 2004
3 credits (2 lect+2
lab)
Nehru E. Cherukupalli Starting date: Tuesday
March 2, 2004
BC Office 3131 N (718) 951-5416 Room 4239 N
Res: (516) 938-8727 E-mail:
Nehru@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Text Book: The
Planetary System: Morrison and Owen 3rd Edition. Prentice Hall
Course Outline
Topic Textbook
Chapter
- Introduction
to planetary science: An overview
Chap. 1
- Fundamentals
of planetary science
Chap. 3
- Origin
of planetary systems
Chap. 17
- Small
bodies: asteroids, comets etc.
.Chap. 5, 6
- Meteorites
. Chap. 4
- The
Earth and Moon
..Chaps. 9, 7
- Inner planets
.. Chaps. 8-11
- Outer
planets
. .Chap. 13, 14
- Planetary
atmospheres, environments and life..
Chap. 12
- Satellites
small and large
Chap. 15, 16
Midterm Exam will be half way during the course: Tentative
date: April 27, 2004
Final Exam will be during June 2004.
Laboratory work will include the following:
Dimensions of planetary bodies
Densities of Planetary bodies
Materials of the planetary bodies
Spectroscopy
Meteorites
Volcanoes and lava layering
Trip to the American
Museum of Natural History