SPST302 - Comets, Asteroids, and Meteorites
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Asteroids, meteorites and comets, the leftover material from the formation of our solar system, are all key to understanding its origin. The composition, history and interrelationships of these objects will be covered, as well as their influence on the Earth and other bodies, and what they tell us about the early solar system. (Prerequisite: IR477).
Prerequisites
Corequisites
N/A
Schedule of Classes
| 09/26/11 - 02/26/12 |
03/05/12 - 04/29/12 |
Winter 2012 Session D - 8 Week session |
| 11/28/11 - 04/29/12 |
05/07/12 - 07/01/12 |
Spring 2012 Session I - 8 Week session |
| 12/26/11 - 05/27/12 |
06/04/12 - 07/29/12 |
Spring 2012 Session D - 8 Week session |
| 01/30/12 - 06/24/12 |
07/02/12 - 08/26/12 |
Summer 2012 Session B - 8 Week session |
| 02/27/12 - 07/29/12 |
08/06/12 - 09/30/12 |
Summer 2012 Session I - 8 Week session |
| 03/26/12 - 08/26/12 |
09/03/12 - 10/28/12 |
Summer 2012 Session D - 8 Week session |
| 04/30/12 - 09/23/12 |
10/01/12 - 11/25/12 |
Fall 2012 Session B - 8 Week session |
| 05/28/12 - 10/28/12 |
11/05/12 - 12/30/12 |
Fall 2012 Session I - 8 Week session |
| 06/25/12 - 11/25/12 |
12/03/12 - 01/27/13 |
Fall 2012 Session D - 8 Week session |
Course Materials
| Book Title: |
Comet
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| ISBN: |
0345412222
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| Publication Info: |
Ballantine Books, Inc., 1997
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| Author: |
Sagan, Carl
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| Unit Cost: |
$16.00
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| Book Title: |
Meteorites: Their Impact on Science and History
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| ISBN: |
0521799406
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| Publication Info: |
Cambridge University Press. 2001
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| Author: |
Zanda, Brigitte
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| Unit Cost: |
$42.50
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