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+====== AST 401: Planets and Planetary Systems ======
+===== - Contents =====
+^ # ^ Title ^ Week ^
+| 1.1 | [[un:Planetary systems]] |  |
+| 1.2 | [[un:Formation of planetary systems]] |  |
+| 1.3 | [[un:Solar system]] |  |
+| 1.4 | [[un:Exoplanets]] |  |
+| 2 | [[un:Planetary surfaces]] |  |
+| 3 | [[un:Planetary interiors]] |  |
+| 4 | [[un:Planetary atmospheres]] |  |
+| 5 | [[un:Planetary dynamics]] |  |
+| 6 | [[un:Small objects in planetary systems]] |  |
+| 7 | [[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.