SYLLABUS

Methods of Instruction
Theor. Appl. Lab. Total Credit ECTS Credit
28 28 - 56 (2 2 3) 6
 
Semester Fall 2015 – 2016
Instructor Assoc.Prof.Dr. Mustafa Serdar KARAKAÅž
Assistant Emre Yılmaz
Schedule Lecture Hours:    Monday 14:20-16:10; Recitation Hours: Tuesday 13:20-15:10

Course Description

MSE 201 is a three credit course emphasizing the classification of the materials, atomic structure, periodic table, molecular structure, bonding in solid materials, structure of crystalline and non-crystalline materials, imperfections in solids, phase diagrams, atom movements and diffusion, phase transformations: concepts of driving force, nucleation, growth and TTT curves and use of ceramics, glasses and composites, material selection, and design.

 

Text book:

W.D. Callister, Jr., D.G. Rethwisch, Materials Science and Engineering:  An Introduction, John Wiley and Sons, 8th edition, 2010, 7th edition 2008, 6th edition 2005, 5th edition, 2000.

 

Reference Books:

D.R. Askeland, P.P. Fulay, W. J. Wright, The Science and Engineering of Materials, 6th edition, 2011.

J.F. Shackelford, Introduction to Materials Science for Engineers, 5th Ed., 2004.

W.F. Smith, Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering, 3rd Ed., 2010.

 

Attendance:

70% attendance of all lectures hours and 80% attendance of all recitation hours is required by the university’s regulations. Absence from a quiz, laboratory or examination will result in zero grade.

 

Grading Scheme:

Midterm 1

25%

Midterm 2

25%

Final

40%

Quiz/HW

10%

 

Tentative Course Outline

Week

Topics

Reading

1

Introduction, definition and classification of materials

Chapter 1

2

Atomic structure, periodic table, molecular structure, bonding

Chapter 2

3

Structure of crystalline solids

Chapter 3

4

Imperfections in solids

Chapter 4

5

Diffusion in solids

Chapter 5

6

Phase diagrams

Chapter 9

7

Phase transformations

Chapter 10

8

Phase transformations (cont.)

Chapter 10

9

Metal alloys

Chapter 11

10

Structure and properties of ceramics

Chapter 12

11

Polymer structures

Chapter 14

12

Composites

Chapter 16

13

Corrosion and degradation of materials

Chapter 17

14

Wrap-up and concluding remarks