====== AST 401: Planets and Planetary Systems ======

===== - Contents =====
^ # ^ Title ^ Week ^
| 1 | [[un:Planetary system]], [[un:Solar system]], [[un:Planet]] |  |
| 2 | [[un:Exoplanets]] |  |
| 3 | [[un:Planetary surfaces]] |  |
| 4 | [[un:Planetary interiors]] |  |
| 5 | [[un:Planetary atmospheres]] |  |
| 6 | [[un:Planetary dynamics]] |  |
| 7 | [[un:Small objects in planetary systems]] |  |
| 8 | [[un:Origin of planetary systems]] |  |
| 9 | [[un:Life in planetary systems]] |  |

===== - Assignments =====

===== - Keystone project =====
Analyzing public data from space telescopes to detect exoplanets.
===== Assessment =====

^ Assessment method ^ Assessment tools ^ Marks ^ Subtotal ^ Total ^
^ Continuous assessment | Attendance | 10% | 40% | 100% |
^ ::: | Punctuality | 10% | ::: | ::: |
^ ::: | Quizzes | 10% | ::: | ::: |
^ ::: | Assignments | 10% | ::: | ::: |
^ Summative assessment | Midterm viva | 20% | 60% | ::: |
^ ::: | Final viva | 20% | ::: | ::: |
^ ::: | Keystone project | 20% | ::: | ::: |

===== - Textbooks =====
  - Stephen Eales, //Planets and Planetary Systems//, Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
  - Lissauer and de Pater, //Fundamental Planetary Science//, Cambridge UP, 2019.
  - //Frontiers of Astrobiology//, edited by C. Impey et al., Cambridge University Press, 2012.
  - Donald Goldsmith, //Exoplanets: Hidden Worlds and the Quest for Extraterrestrial Life//, Harvard University Press, 2018.