Week	Lecture	Focus
1	Why Study the Solar System?	Use scale, density, and mission evidence to compare worlds.
2	Solar System Architecture and Formation	Explain how disk temperature and angular momentum shape planetary architecture.
3	Orbital Dynamics and Resonances	Use period, semi-major axis, and resonance ratios to interpret orbital systems.
4	Planetary Interiors and Differentiation	Infer interior structure from mass, radius, density, and magnetic evidence.
5	Terrestrial Planet Surfaces	Use surface features to infer relative age and geological process.
6	Atmospheres and Climate	Apply energy balance and atmospheric evidence to compare climates.
7	The Moon, Mercury, and Airless Worlds	Interpret airless surfaces using craters, rays, regolith, and composition.
8	Mars: Water, Climate, and Exploration	Evaluate evidence for past water and habitability on Mars.
9	Giant Planets	Compare giant planets using composition, heat flow, rotation, and magnetic fields.
10	Moons, Rings, and Icy Ocean Worlds	Assess evidence for subsurface oceans and active icy-world geology.
11	Small Bodies: Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites	Use composition, orbit, and impact evidence to interpret small bodies.
12	Exoplanetary Systems in Solar-System Context	Compare exoplanet architectures with solar-system formation expectations.
13	Habitability and Planetary Protection	Evaluate habitability claims using environment, energy, chemistry, and evidence quality.
14	Mission Design, Synthesis, and Open Questions	Design a simple mission concept tied to testable solar-system science.