Course Desc<x>ription:
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<br>This course is mainly for senior undergraduate and 
<br>junior graduate students who are interested in exoplanets. 
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<br>This course will make students to have opportunities 
<br>to learn about the background and the knowledge of this field, 
<br>including the methods of 
<br>detecting exoplanets, the planetary dynamics, 
<br>the atmosphere of exoplanets,
<br>the planet formation, the recent observational 
<br>and theoretical results, and 
<br>the future direction of this field.    
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<br>Text Books and References:
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<br>(1) ti<x>tle: Extrasolar Planets and Astrobiology
<br>    Author:  C. A. Scharf
<br>(2) ti<x>tle: Exoplanets
<br>    Editor: Sara Seager
<br>(3) ti<x>tle: Solar System Dynamics  
<br>    Authors: C.D. Murray and S.F. Dermott
<br>(4) ti<x>tle: Exoplanet Atmosphere
<br>    Author:  Sara Seager 
<br>(5) ti<x>tle: Astrophysics of Planet Formation
<br>    Author:  P.J. Armitage   
<br>(6) ti<x>tle: The Exoplanet Handbook  (2nd Edition)
<br>    Author:  M. Perryman
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<br>Teaching Method:
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<br>It is mainly taught in English, but 
<br>I will make students have no any language problems. 
<br>Although the above books are good, 
<br>I do not feel there is any one book can be 
<br>the main text book of this course. 
<br>I will describe in details on the important topics. 
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<br>In addition, students will have chances to think 
<br>about possible research projects, 
<br>and present their proposals or results.  
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<br>Syllabus:
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<br>(1)	Discoveries
<br>(2)     Planetary Orbits
<br>(3)	Detection Methods
<br>(4)	Observations of Planetary Systems
<br>(5)     Exoplanet Atmosphere 
<br>(6)	Dynamics of Planetary Systems
<br>(7)	Planet Formation
<br>(8)	Exoplanet Research
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<br>Evaluation:
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<br>examinations/presentations
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