Extrasolar Planets: Physics and Detection Techniques

Calendar

LEC #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Exoplanet overview
2	Transiting planets I
3	Transiting planets II
4	Radial velocities I	Assignment 1 due
5	Radial velocities II
6	Radial velocities and transiting planets III	Assignment 2 due
7	Planet interiors I
8	Planet interiors II
9	Planet interiors III
10	Planet temperatures	Assignment 3 due
11	Planet albedos
12	Direct imaging	Assignment 4 due
13	Atmospheres I
14	Atmospheres II
15	Atmospheres III	Assignment 5 due
16	Astrometry and gravitational lensing
17	Habitable planets I
18	Habitable planets II	Assignment 6 due