University of Florida
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
EMA 6938, Sections 7165 and 6966 (FEEDS) Material Structure and Defects (3 Credits)
Fall, 2004
NEB 201
Tuesday 7th Period, Thursday, 7th and 8th Periods
Course Description: The course will cover structures, bonding in solids, elasticity, thermal and electrical properties. The relation between symmetry of structure and symmetry of properties is also emphasized. Atomic arrangements in perfect and imperfect crystalline solids, defect chemistry, and elements of formal crystallography, including development of point groups and space groups will be discussed. Molecular crystals, amorphous materials, solutions, and conformational statistical mechanics will also be discussed.
Instructor: Dr. S. B. Sinnott Phone: 846-3778
Office: 154 Rhines Hall Email: ssinn@mse.ufl.edu
Teaching Assistant: Ms. Samantha Crane Phone: 846-3335
Office: 206 Rhines Hall Email: scrane@ufl.edu
Office Hours: Instructor: Monday 10:30-11:30 AM, Wednesday 2:00-3:00 PM
TA: To be determined
Prerequisites: Introductory undergraduate course on Materials Science and Engineering (EMA 3010 or its equivalent)
Required Texts: The Structure of Materials, S.M. Allen and E.L. Thomas, Wiley, 1998
On the Web: WebCT VISTA will be used to disseminate class notes, homework and homework solutions, exam solutions, and extra material, such as examples and case study material: http://vista.courses.ufl.edu/webct/entryPage.dowebct
This class is also being offered through FEEDS. You may obtain streaming video of the lectures from http://oeep.eng.ufl.edu
Homework: Homework will be assigned but not graded. Solutions will be distributed.
Important Dates: Exam #1 September 21
Exam #2 October 19
Exam #3 November 30
Cumulative Final December 16, 8:00-10:00 PM
All exams will be given in our regular classroom
Grading: The course grade is based on numerical scores from the exams and the final according to the following weighting system:
Exam #1 20%
Exam #2 20%
Exam #3 20%
Final 40%
Exams are closed book. Letter grades will be assigned at the instructor’s discretion based on the class curve.
Schedule of Topics for Material Structures and Defects, Fall, 2004
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Date |
Topic |
Source |
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8/24 |
Introduction to course and each other, expectations for the semester |
Syllabus and other handouts |
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8/26 |
Bonding in materials and material structure, noncrystalline materials |
Chapters 1 and 2 in the book, class notes |
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8/31, 9/2, 9/7, 9/9, 9/14 |
Noncrystalline materials |
Chapter 2 of the book, class notes, case study articles |
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9/16 |
Finish noncrystalline materials, review for exam |
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9/21 |
Exam 1 (1:55-2:45 PM) |
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9/23, 9/28, 9/30, 10/5, 10/7, 10/12 |
Crystalline materials |
Chapter 3 of the book, class notes, case study articles |
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10/14 |
Crystalline materials; review for exam |
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10/19 |
Exam 2 (1:55-2:45 PM) |
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10/21 |
Open |
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10/26, 10/28, 11/2 |
Liquid crystals |
Chapter 4 of the book, class notes, case study articles |
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11/4, 11/9 |
Imperfections and microstructure |
Chapters 5 and 6 of the book, class notes, case study articles |
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11/11 |
Homecoming, no class |
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11/16, 11/18 |
Imperfections and microstructure |
Chapters 5 and 6 of the book, class notes, case study articles |
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11/23 |
Imperfections; review for exam |
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11/25 |
Thanksgiving, no class |
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11/30 |
Exam 3 (1:55-2:45 PM) |
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12/2 |
Open |
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12/7 |
Last day of class; course evaluations; review for final exam |
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12/16 |
Final exam (8:00-10:00 PM) |
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