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MAE 20: Elements of Materials Science

Class: Tuesday & Thursday, 12:30 – 1:50 pm, Location: 2204, WLH
Discussion: Friday 10 – 10:50 am, Room 122 Pepper Canyon Hall (PCYNH)

Instructor: Professor Prab Bandaru, Room 258, EBU 2


E-mail: [email protected], Office hours: Room 105, EBU 2, Wednesday 2 – 3 pm,
Students are encouraged to talk to the instructor, by appointment, with concerns or problems.

Teaching Assistant: Yang Huang, E-mail: [email protected]


Office hours: Monday 4-5 pm, Room 105, EBU 2

Prerequisites: Physics 2A/4A, Chem. 6A, Math 20C/20D (or concurrent registration). Please
talk to the Instructor with any concerns.

Textbooks:
Required: Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, 9th edition (2013)
William D. Callister and David G. Rethwisch, (Authors), Publisher: John Wiley & Sons,

Course Objectives: Materials lie at the heart of technology and a keen appreciation of their
structure, properties, processing and failure mechanisms is necessary to develop good scientific
and engineering intuition. This course aims to give an introduction to metals, ceramics, polymers
and modern advanced engineering materials. We will also look at the latest advances in
nanotechnology, and information processing, in which materials have played a big role.
At the end of the class, students should have an understanding of the following:
1. Materials at the atomic level – Atomic bonding and crystal structures
2. Alloy systems (e.g., Steels), and their interpretation through Phase diagrams
3. Mechanical and functional properties of materials
4. Defects in materials
5. Mechanical failure mechanisms
6. Advanced engineering materials – Composites, Meta-materials

Evaluation & Grading:

Weekly homework 10 % Midterm exam 25 %


Quizzes 30 % Final exam 35 %

Lecture policy: Attendance is expected, and class participation encouraged. All the material
presented in the class is fair game on the quizzes and examinations.
Homework: Problem sets will be assigned periodically and will be due in a week (see schedule
below). The homework should be clear and legible, with all steps shown. No late homework will
be accepted. Solutions to the homework sets will be posted on the class website. The best 6 of 7
home works and the best 3 (out of 4) quizzes will be counted for the grade.

Examinations: There will be ~ 30 minute quizzes, spread through the quarter. No notes,
calculators/computers are allowed for the quizzes. A formula sheet will be allowed for the mid-
term and final examinations. The Final Exam will be comprehensive. No make-up exams or
quizzes will be given.

Academic Integrity: A zero tolerance policy towards academic dishonesty will be enforced.
Academic misconduct includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism and collusion and a
failing grade (F) will be awarded. Cheating will be dealt with very harshly, and reported. Just
don’t cheat!

Course Schedule (Tu: Tuesday, Th: Thursday)

January 10 (Tu): Lecture 1


January 12 (Th): Homework (HW) 1 handed out
January 17 (Tu): Quiz 1
January 19 (Th): HW 1 due, HW2 handed out
January 24 (Tu):
January 26 (Th): HW2 due, HW 3 handed our
January 31 (Tu): Quiz 2
February 2 (Th): HW3 due, HW 4 handed out
February 7 (Tu):
February 9 (Th): HW 4 due
February 14 (Tu): Mid-term Exam
February 16 (Th):
February 21 (Tu): HW5 handed out
February 23 (Th):
February 28 (Tu): Quiz 3, HW 5 due
March 2 (Th): HW 6 handed out
March 7 (Tu):
March 9 (Th): HW 6 due, HW 7 handed out
March 14 (Tu): Quiz 4
March 16 (Th): HW7 due, Class Review
March 21 (Tuesday): FINAL EXAM (11:30-2:30 pm)
Course Outline

(The following is a tentative outline of the topics, referring to the sections in the textbook:
Materials Science and engineering: An Introduction by Callister & Rethwisch)

Class TOPIC Sections


1 Course Introduction, Atomic Structure & Bonding Chapters 1-2
2 Structure of Crystalline solids Chapter 3
3 Imperfections in Solids Chapter 4
4 Diffusion in Solids Chapter 5
5 Mechanical properties of metals - I Chapter 6
6 Mechanical properties of metals –II Chapters 6-7
7 Failure of Materials Chapter 8
8 Phase Diagrams – I Chapter 9
Phase Diagrams – II
9 Chapter 9-10
(The Iron- Carbon System)
10 Processing of metals and alloys Chapter 11
11 Structure and properties of ceramic materials Chapter 12
12 Properties of ceramic materials Chapters 12-13
13 Polymeric materials Chapter 14
14 Applications and Processing of polymers Chapter 14-15
15 Composite materials Chapter 16
17 Other advanced topics (electrical, magnetic, optical properties, etc.)

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