University of Arkansas
ASTR 5033
Planetary Systems
Fall 2003
Derek Sears

Visual Materials Used in Lectures (pdf files of PowerPoint presentations)

1.  Overview of the Solar System
2.  Dynamics
3.  Energy
4.  Planetary Atmospheres
5.  Planetary Surfaces
6.  Planetary Interiors
7.  Magnetospheres and Interplanetary Medium
8.  Meteorites
9.  Asteroids
10.  Comets
11.  Rings
12.  Planet formation
13.  Extrasolar planets

This is a required course in the graduate program in
Space and Planetary Sciences
offered through the Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences of the University of Arkansas.