2024 Summer Session C 8 weeks, June 17 - August 9

EPS W12 001 - WBL 001

Formerly Astronomy W12/Earth and Planetary Science W12

The Planets

Burkhard Militzer

Jun 17, 2024 - Aug 09, 2024

12:00 am

Internet/Online

Class #:13875

Units: 3

Instruction Mode: Web-Based Instruction

Offered through Earth and Planetary Science

How to apply

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 134

Enrolled: 16

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 150

Waitlist Max: 30

No Reserved Seats

Also offered as: ASTRON W12

Hours & Workload

6 hours of web-based or technologically-mediated activities replacing standard lectures (effective fall 2006) per week, and 11 hours of outside work hours per week.

Other classes by Burkhard Militzer

ASTRON W12 001 001WBL

A tour of the mysteries and inner workings of our solar system. What are planets made of? Why do they orbit the sun the way they do? How do planets form, and what are they made of? Why do some bizarre moons have oceans, volcanoes, and ice floes? What makes the Earth hospitable for life? Is the Earth a common type of planet or some cosmic quirk? This course will introduce basic physics, chemistry, and math to understand planets, moons, rings, comets, asteroids, atmospheres, and oceans. Understanding other worlds will help us save our own planet and help us understand our place in the universe. This course is web-based.