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-^ # ^ Title ^ Topics ^^^
+^ # ^ Chapter ^ Week ^
-| 1 | Solar system| [[un:Solar system]] | [[un:Planet]] |
+| 1 | Solar system |  |
-| 2 | Exoplanets | [[un:Exoplanet]]s | [[un:Doppler spectroscopy]] | [[un:Transit]] |
+| 2 | Exoplanets |  |
-| 3 | Planetary surfaces |  |
+| 3 | Surfaces of planets |  |
-| 4 | Planetary interiors |  |
+| 4 | Interiors of Planets |  |
-| 5 | Planetary atmospheres |  |
+| 5 | Atmospheres of planets |  |
-| 6 | Planetary dynamics |  |
+| 6 | Dynamics in planetary systems |  |
-| 7 | Small objects in planetary systems |  |
+| 7 | Origin of planetary systems |  |
-| 8 | Origin of planetary systems |  |
+| 8 | Life in planets |  |
-| 9 | Life in planetary systems |  |
+==== - Solar system ====
+==== - Exoplanets ====
+==== - Surfaces of planets ====
+==== - Interiors of Planets ====
+  - [[.:ast401:4.1|Model planetary interiors]] using measurements of mass, moment of inertia, $J_2$, and $\Lambda$.
+  - [[.:ast401:4.2|Examine planetary data]] on the interiors of the solar system planets.
+  - [[.:ast401:4.3|Plot Earth's density profile]] using seismic information and the Williams-Adams algorithm.
+  - [[.:ast401:4.4|Derive an equation for a planet’s temperature]] from its radius, density, and heat capacity.
+  - [[.:ast401:4.5|Use dimensional analysis]] to determine the region of the lithosphere from which heat escapes.
+  - [[.:ast401:4.6|Explain why Earth remains hot]] and tectonically active using results from learning goals 4 and 5.
+==== - Atmospheres of planets ====
+==== - Dynamics in planetary systems ====
+==== - Origin of planetary systems ====
+==== - Life in planets ====
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