| WEEK | Class # | Day | Date | Topic | Reading in Lewis | Special Assignments | |
| 1 | 1 | W | 9/6/00 | Introduction & Overview | Ch.I & II | ||
| 1 | 2 | F | 9/8/00 | Orbital Mechanics | Ch. III pp 47-57 | ||
| 2 | 3 | M | 9/11/00 | More Orb. Mech. | |||
| 2 | 4 | W | 9/13/00 | More Orb. Mech. | |||
| 2 | 5 | F | 9/15/00 | More Orb. Mech. | |||
| 3 | 6 | M | 9/18/00 | More Orb. Mech. | |||
| 3 | 7 | W | 9/20/00 | General Description of Solar System | Ch. III pp 58-68 | ||
| 3 | 8 | F | 9/22/00 | Solar Nebula Chemistry & Physics | Ch.IV pp82-133 | ||
| 4 | 9 | M | 9/25/00 | Solar Nebula Chemistry & Physics | Solar Wind Special Lect. | ||
| 4 | 10 | W | 9/27/00 | Solar Nebula Chemistry & Physics | |||
| 4 | 11 | F | 9/29/00 | Solar Nebula Chemistry & Physics | |||
| 5 | 12 | M | 10/2/00 | Solar Nebula Chemistry & Physics | Select Term Paper Topic | ||
| 5 | 13 | W | 10/4/00 | The Major Planets | Ch. V | ||
| 5 | 14 | F | 10/6/00 | The Major Planets | |||
| 6 | 15 | M | 10/9/00 | The Major Planets | |||
| 6 | 16 | W | 10/11/00 | The Major Planets | |||
| 6 | 17 | F | 10/13/00 | The Major Planets | |||
| 7 | 18 | M | 10/16/00 | The Major Planets | |||
| 7 | 19 | W | 10/18/00 | The Major Planets | |||
| 7 | 20 | F | 10/20/00 | The Major Planets | |||
| 8 | 21 | M | 10/23/00 | Review etc. | |||
| 8 | 22 | W | 10/25/00 | Mid Term Exam | |||
| 8 | 23 | F | 10/27/00 | Terrestrial Planets | Ch. X | ||
| 9 | 24 | M | 10/30/00 | Terrestrial Planets | |||
| 9 | 25 | W | 11/1/00 | Terrestrial Planets | Term Paper Outline Due | ||
| 9 | 26 | F | 11/3/00 | Terrestrial Planets | |||
| 10 | 27 | M | 11/6/00 | Terrestrial Planets | |||
| 10 | 28 | W | 11/8/00 | Terrestrial Planets | |||
| 10 | 29 | F | 11/10/00 | Terrestrial Planets | |||
| 11 | 30 | M | 11/13/00 | Airless Rocks | Ch. IX | ||
| 11 | 31 | W | 11/15/00 | Airless Rocks | |||
| 11 | 32 | F | 11/17/00 | Airless Rocks | |||
| 12 | 33 | M | 11/20/00 | Airless Rocks | |||
| 12 | 34 | W | 11/22/00 | Icy Satellites | Ch. VI | ||
| 13 | 35 | M | 11/27/00 | Icy Satellites | |||
| 13 | 36 | W | 11/29/00 | Icy Satellites | |||
| 13 | 37 | F | 12/1/00 | Icy Satellites | Term Paper Draft Due | ||
| 14 | 38 | M | 12/4/00 | Meteorites & Asteroids | Ch. VIII | ||
| 14 | 39 | W | 12/6/00 | Meteorites & Asteroids | |||
| 14 | 40 | F | 12/8/00 | Meteorites & Asteroids | |||
| 15 | 41 | M | 12/11/00 | Comets & Meteors | Ch. VII | ||
| 15 | 42 | W | 12/13/00 | Comets & Meteors | WIYN Remote Observing | ||
| 15 | 43 | F | 12/15/00 | Comets & Meteors | Term Paper Final Due | ||