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Week - 1 |
Introduction: Physical (electrical, thermal conductivity, optical, magnetic, etc.) properties of solid materials and some examples for relationships between crystal structures and basic engineering applications. |
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Week - 2 |
Fundamentals of quantum mechanics for materials science and engineering:
a) Atomic structure, classical and quantum mechanical approach, electron energy levels, quantum numbers
b) Basic bond structures
c) Basic relationships between atomic electronic structure and bond structures
d) Ionic-covalent bond ratios in crystals
e) Metallic, Divalent, Semiconductor and Insulating Crystals |
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Week - 3 |
Basic crystal structures:
a) Two and three dimensional crystal lattices
b) Bravais lattices
c) Examples of materials used in the application and crystal structures |
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Week - 4 |
Crystal Direction and Planes:
d) Indexing of crystal directions and planes in crystal lattices
e) Calculation of density of crystal directions and planes
f) Examples of materials used in the application and crystal structures |
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Week - 5 |
Solution of take home examples and some additional examples |
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Week - 6 |
First midterm exam |
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Week - 7 |
Interstial sites and defects:
a) Packaging factors
b) Cubic, tetrahedral, octahedral interstial sites
c) Principles of coordination
d) Basic lattice defects and grain boundaries
f) Polycrystalline materials |
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Week - 8 |
Ceramic crystal structures:
a) Density calculation
b) Ceramic Crystal directions and planes
c) Different ceramic structures. |
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Week - 9 |
Basic crystal symmetries:
a) Two and three dimensional crystal symmetries
b) Point symmetry groups
c) Space symmetry groups. |
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Week - 10 |
Solution of take home examples and some additional examples |
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Week - 11 |
Second midterm exam |
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Week - 12 |
Project work: a) Evaluation of project team reports for selected project topics, question and answer. b) Engineering application areas. Project examples from medium, advanced and high technology applications. |
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Week - 13 |
Project presentations and Q & A (first section):
a) Presentations of project teams, question-answer and discussion. |
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Week - 14 |
Project presentations and Q & A (second section): b) Presentations of project teams, question-answer and discussion. |
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