Table of Contents

AST 401: Planets and Planetary Systems

1. Contents

2. Assignments

3. Keystone project

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%

4. Textbooks

  1. Stephen Eales, Planets and Planetary Systems, Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
  2. Frontiers of Astrobiology, edited by C. Impey et al., Cambridge University Press, 2012.
  3. Donald Goldsmith, Exoplanets: Hidden Worlds and the Quest for Extraterrestrial Life, Harvard University Press, 2018.