Haile - Principles of Mat Sci 1

Materials Science 115a

Principles of Materials Science I

Fall Quarter 2009

Instructor: Prof. Sossina M. Haile
    307 Steele Laboratories, x2958, smhaile@caltech.edu

Class Meetings: MWF 9-10am, 214 Steele
    Lecture hand-outs -- see below

Teaching Assistant:
    Drew May, 303 Steele, x1711, may@caltech.edu

TA Office Hours:
    Tues, 4-5:30pm, 110 Steele

Text: None required

Recommended:

Introduction to Materials Science for Engineering, 6th Ed., James F. Shackelford, 2005, Pearson, ISBN 0-13-142486-6. Copies expected in the Caltech bookstore.

The Principles of Materials Selection for Engineering Design, Pat L. Mangonon, 1999, Prentice-Hall, ISBN 0-13-242595-5. This text is out of print, but appears to be available on the web at a price ranging from $50 to $120.

Reserved Texts: (in SFL)
    "The Principles of Engineering Materials,"
    Barrett, Nix and Tetelman

    "Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys,"
    Porter and Easterling

    "Quantum Chemistry," by Levine

    See also "Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles"
    by Eisberg and Resnick, on reserve for Ch21a, Mil-8 reserves

Course Structure:

Homework: 50% (weekly)
Midterm Homework: 15% (Oct 29 - Nov 4)
Final: 35% (Dec 10-12)

Lecture Handouts/Presentations (some from 2008)

09/30/09 -- course syllabus; lecture 1 powerpoint
10/02/09 -- close-packed layer; lecture 2 powerpoint
10/05/09 -- close-packed structures; lecture 3 powerpoint
10/07/09 -- lecture 4 powerpoint
10/09/09 -- lecture 5 powerpoint; structure images (color)
10/12/09 -- lecture 6 powerpoint
10/14/09 -- lecture 7 powerpoint
10/16/09 -- lecture 8 powerpoint (most of lecture was on the whiteboard)
10/19/09 -- lecture 9 powerpoint (second part); polymer structure
10/21/09 -- lecture 10 (defects, lecture on whiteboard)
10/23/09 -- lecture 11 powerpoint (diffusion)
10/26/09 -- lecture 12 powerpoint; dislocation hand-out
11/04/09 -- lecture in powerpoint
11/06/09 -- handwritten lecture notes
11/09/09 -- handwritten lecture notes
11/11/09 -- handwritten lecture notes
11/13/09 -- handwritten lecture notes
11/16/09 -- handwritten lecture notes

Schedule Changes (last updated 10/16/09):

10/19/09 -- Drew May lecturing
10/21/09 -- Drew May lecturing
10/23/09 -- Begin as usual (9:00am)
10/26/09 -- Begin at usual (9:00am)
10/28/09 -- Drew May lecturing
10/30/09 -- Drew May lecturing
11/02/09 -- Drew May lecturing
00/00/09 -- Optional 1pm make-up lecture; in the New Media Classroom
12/08/08 -- Optional review lecture, details TBD

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)
Microstructure
Defects in Crystalline Materials
Amorphous Structure

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
Electronic 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 Properties (time permitting)

Course Administration (subject to change with due notice):
Grading Policy

Homework 1 [Due: Wed, Oct 7] Solutions

Homework 2 [Due: Wed, Oct 14] Solutions

Homework 3 [Due: Wed, Oct 21] Solutions

Homework 4 Revised 10/25 [Due: Wed, Oct 28] Solutions

Midterm Homework 5 - this assigment might not be posted; this set is to be done independently and will be due Wed, Nov. 4. Solutions will not be posted.
Class average: ##.#/##. Standard deviation: #.#

Homework 6 [Due: Wed, Nov 11] Solutions

Homework 7 [Due: Wed, Nov 18 - note: omit problems 6-8] Solutions

Homework 8 [Due: Wed, Nov 25] Solutions

Thermodynamics Tutorial

Homework 9 [Due: Fri, Dec 4] - will not be accepted late. Solutions.

Course Evaluation Form - online form

Final Exam - this will not be posted; only the instructions and some information will be available here; exams will be available outside Steele 307 as of 9 am, Tuesday, Dec. 8.

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