MATERIAL SCIENCE (PHYS-342) SYLLABUS - Fall 2001

Instructor Professor Bahram Roughani

Text: "Materials Science and Engineering - An Introduction," 5th Edition, by William D. Callister, Jr.

 

 

Week
/Days

Sections
Covered

Topics
Covered

1M 2:2-8 Atomic Structure, Atomic Bonding in Solids
1R 3:2 - 11 Unit Cells, Metallic Crystal Structures, Crystallographic Directions & Planes
2M 3:8-11 & 13:2 Crystallographic Directions & Planes, APF, Ceramics Structure
2R 3:12-15 & 13:2 X-ray diffraction, Ceramics & Metals LD, PD & APF
3M
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M.L.K. Holiday, no classes
3R 3:15-16, Crystalline & Non Crystalline Solids, Electron Diffraction Lab, (Quiz 1, Chap. 3)
4M 13:1-5, 4:2-3 Ceramics and Metallic Defects, Vacancies & Impurities
4R 4:2 - 4:7, 5:1-3 2, & 3-dimensional Defects, Vacancies, Impurities, diffusion
5M 5:1- 5:7 Diffusion, Steady State & Non-steady State (Quiz #2, Chap.13)
5R 15:1-15:11 Polymers Structures, Molecular Weight
6M 19:1- 19:9 Electrical Properties, Conduction, Energy band
6R Problems, Review, Midterm-Exam: Chapter 2, 3, 4, 5, 13 & 15
7M 19:10 -14,17 Semiconductors; extrinsic & intrinsic, Hall Effect.
7R 19:18-24 Semiconductor Devices, Polarization, Dielectrics, Piezoelectricity, etc.
7F
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Deadline for course withdrawal
8M 20:1- 20:5 Heat Capacity, Thermal Expansion, etc. (Quiz #3, Chapter 19)
8R Follows Friday Classes, while 11T will follow 8R classes (Don't ask me why)
9M 21:1 - 21:10 Magnetic Dipoles, Magnetization, Induction, hysteresis
9R 21-11 Superconductivity, Demo & problems
10M 22:1-10 Optical Properties, refraction, reflection, &absorption (Quiz #4, Chapter 20, 21)
10R 22:11- 22:13 Applications of Optical Phenomena, lasers
11M
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Smart Materials,
11T
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Presentations
11R
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Final Exam (Comprehensive test) Date: March 21, Time: 3:30 pm
   

 

Assignments & Deadlines:

On line Assignments: Search for on line web sites related to Materials Science and submit the URL of the web page and at least two articles related to the topic. Use email to submit these by the due dates shown below. Also finalize the topic of your presentation as soon as possible, but no later than the Thursday of the fifth week.

3R Deadline for the First Internet Assignment

6R Deadline: second Internet Assignment

5R Confirmation of the presentation topic

6M-11T Presentations

 
 

 

 

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