ME F634 Advanced Materials Science and Engineering (3 credits)
 
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in engineering, ME 334, MATH 302 or equivalent
2005 Fall, University of Alaska Fairbanks , Mechanical Engineering
 
     
Instructor:

Dr. Jing Zhang (DUCK 323, 474-6135, ffjz1 AT uaf.edu)

 
Meeting Times & Location: Wed 4:15pm – 7:15 pm @ DUCK 306  
Office Hours:

Wed 3:15pm – 4:15 pm (or by appointment)

 
Textbook:

The Science & Engineering of Materials (4th ed.) by Donald R. Askeland, Pradeep P. Phulé. Publisher: Thomson-Engineering, ISBN: 0534553966 (Available at campus bookstore. A copy will be held at Reserve Desk in Rasmuson Library)

 
Reference: Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction (6th ed.) by William D. Callister, Jr. Publisher: Wiley, ISBN: 0-471-13576-3  

Syllabus: (pdf)

Schedule and notes: (pdf, password required)

Date Mtg Topic References
7-Sep 1 Course intro.; Atomic structures Ch. 1, 2
14-Sep 2 Structure of crystalline solids;
Imperfections in solids animation (avi,10M)
Ch. 3, 4
21-Sep 3 Diffusion animation (mpeg, 10M) Ch. 5
3-Oct 4 Mechanical prop. animation 1 (mov, 40M), 2 (mov,30M) Ch. 6
5-Oct 5 Phase diagram appendix Ch. 9
12-Oct 6 Ceramics Ch. 14
19-Oct 7 Polymers Ch. 15
26-Oct 8 Composites Ch. 16
2-Nov 9 ME 634 Midterm Exam Work hard! Ch. 1-6, 9, 14-16
9-Nov 10 Electric prop. Ch. 18
16-Nov 11 Magnetic prop. Ch. 19
23-Nov 12 Optical prop. Ch. 20
30-Nov 13 Thermal prop. Ch. 21
7-Dec 14 Corrosion Ch. 22
14-Dec 15 Help session  
16-Dec 16 ME 634 Final Exam (comprehensive) Good luck!