Materials Science 5300 - Science and Technology of Modern Ceramics
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Lecture |
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INSTRUCTOR
Rick Reidy
Office Hrs: N/A
Office Phone: 940-565-2031
Email: reidy[at]unt.edu
CLASS TIME & LOCATION
See the current class schedule for class time and location
TEXT
Modern Ceramic Engineering, D.W. Richerson, 1992.
GRADING
Two exams (30% each)
Final (40%)
OTHER
- Attendance is expected for each class. If you are unable to make a class, please let me know so that I don’t wait for you.
- Difficulties with exam dates must be addressed by the Friday before the assigned date.
- Although this schedule is quite full, additional topics may be added in response to class interest.
- If applicable, grades will be assigned by natural breaks in the score distribution. If this method is inconclusive, the median will be considered the A/B line.
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Lecture Notes |
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Class Topics |
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Date |
Topic |
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Topic |
Aug 27 |
introduction, chemical bonding |
Oct 15 |
dielectrics |
Sept 1 |
crystal structures |
Oct 20 |
Review shortened class (1 hour) |
Sept 3 |
crystal chemistry |
Oct 22 |
SECOND EXAM |
Sept 8,10 |
phase equilibria, thermodynamics |
Oct 27 |
powder synthesis and processing, Pourbaix diagrams |
Sept 15 |
physical properties |
Oct 29 |
sol-gel synthesis |
Sept 17 |
thermal properties, review |
Nov 3 |
densification |
Sept 22 |
FIRST EXAM |
Nov 5 |
sintering |
Sept 24 |
mechanical behavior |
Nov 10 |
high temp processing |
Sept 29 |
electrical behavior |
Nov 12 |
toughening mechanisms |
Oct 1 |
dielectric behavior |
Nov 17,19 |
glasses |
Oct 6 |
magnetic behavior |
Nov 24 |
refractories |
Oct 8 |
optical properties |
Dec 1 |
aerogels/xerogels(shortened class 1 hour) |
Oct 13 |
superconductors |
Dec 3 |
review |
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Dec 8 |
FINAL EXAM (comprehensive) |
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