Prerequisites: MATH 007B or MATH 009B or MATH 09HB; PHYS 040B or PHYS 002B; PHYS 117 or GEO 111; GEO 180; Restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior; or consent of instructor
Description: Covers the detailed characterization of exoplanets including new discoveries that are being made from past and present exoplanet missions. Topics include orbital dynamics and architectures, tidal effects, planet formation, circumbinary planets, phase variations, planetary atmospheres, exomoons, and future exoplanet space missions.