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Materials Science 115a Principles of Materials Science http://addis.caltech.edu/teaching/MS115a/MS115a.html Fall Quarter 2010 Instructor: Prof. Sossina M. Haile 307 Steele Laboratories, x2958, [email protected] Class Meetings: MWF 9-10am, 214 Steele Teaching Assistants: Nick Heinz, 303 Steele, x1711, [email protected] Balaji Gopal (BG) Chiranjeevi, 302 Steele, x2777, [email protected] TA Office Hours: TBA (likely Tuesdays) Required Text: None Recommended Text: “Introduction to Materials Science for Engineers” Shackelford Reserved Texts: “The Principles of Engineering Materials,” Barrett, Nix & (SFL) Tetelman; “Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys,” Porter & Easterling; “Quantum Chemistry,” Levine Course Content: Introduction to Materials Science Length scales of materials structure Chemistry + Processing  Structure  Properties Structure Structure of the Atom & Introduction to Chemical Bonding Crystalline Structure Structural Characterization (X-ray diffraction) Amorphous Structure Microstructure Defects in Crystalline Materials and Connections to Properties Point Defects and Diffusion & Ionic Conductivity Dislocations and Mechanical Deformation Surfaces Volume Defects and Fracture Electrons in Solids Chemical Bonding, Revisited Band Structure Electronic Conductivity: Metals vs. Insulators Thermodynamics 1st and 2nd Laws Gibb’s Free Energy Phase Diagrams Some Other Properties Along the Way Thermal: Thermal Expansion, Heat Capacity, Thermal Conductivity Optical: Refraction, Reflection; Absorption, Transmission, Scattering, Color Course Structure: Homework: 50% (weekly) Midterm Homework: 15% (Oct 27 - Nov 2) Final: 35% (Dec 8 – 10)Grading Students may take this course either Pass/Fail or for a letter grade Homework 50% Problems are assigned on Wednesdays and are due at 5pm on the following Wednesday. Solutions will be handed out on Friday, or possibly Monday. Assignments turned in late, but before solutions are available, will receive 2/3 credit. Assignments will not be accepted after solutions are handed out. Students are encouraged to discuss and work on problems together. In the course of this discussion it is acceptable to make notes, however, do not bring and/or exchange written solutions or attempted solutions you generated prior to the discussion. So, if you’ve worked the problem out and you plan to help a friend, you should know the solution cold. Do not consult old problem sets, exams or their solutions. Midterm Homework 15% In lieu of a midterm exam there will be homework to be performed on an individual basis. This homework must be completed without collaborative discussion. The problem set will focus primarily on recent lectures, but material from early topics may also be included. Similar to other homeworks, you will have one week to complete the assignment. You are permitted to utilize all available resources, with the exception of previous solutions, including ones from earlier in the year. Final 35% The final will be an open-book, take-home exam, 3 hours in length. You are permitted one 20 minute break sometime after the first hour. Further details will be given at the time of the exam. The format for the Midterm homework and Final exam as given here are subject to change, with final instructions to be provided at the time of the respective assignment or exam. Schedule Modifications Regrettably, there will be dates on which Prof. Haile will not be able to be on campus to deliver regularly scheduled lectures. To make up for missed lectures we will either (1) start two other lectures one half-hour early, or (2) have one of the TAs, Nick Heinz or BG Chiranjeevi, deliver the lecture. We are hopeful that this approach will provide the best compromise between early starts and experienced teaching. The following is the tentative schedule for these adjustments: Date Change Date Change 10/13/10 Nick Heinz 11/05/10 begin at 8:30am 10/18/10 begin at 8:30am 11/08/10 begin at 8:30am 10/20/10 begin at 8:30am 11/10/10 no lecture 10/22/10 no lecture 11/29/10 TBD And for everyone’s benefit, kindly remember your commitment to the principle that “No member of the Caltech community shall take unfair advantage of any other member of the Caltech


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