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MSE 380-Kinetic Processes in Materials
Spring Semester



2000-01 Catalog Data: MSE 380-Kinetic Processes in Materials (3) II Application of principles of thermodynamics and transport to kinetic processes in materials, including diffusion, phase transformation, and Phenomena which impact microstructure development. 3ES. P, 240, MSE 409

Textbook:

  R.H. Doremus, Rates of Phase Transformations

Instructor:

  M.C. Weinberg, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

Prerequisite by Topic:

  1.   Thermodynamics

Overall Educational Goal:

  The course gives students in MSE the concepts of kinetics and its
applicability to materials processes.

Specific Instructional Goals:

  1. Develop knowledge of kinetics of some transformation processes of importance in materials science.
  2. Demonstrate an ability to evaluate data and develop differential equation to represent data.
  3. Demonstrate an ability to solve simple differential equations.
  4. Develop knowlege of thermodynamics and application to phase transformation.
  5. Develop knowledge of diffusion.

Course Topics (Class Hours):


  1. Review of Thermodynamics (7)
  2. Nucleation (12)
  3. Crystall Growth (6)
  4. Diffusion (6)
  5. Formal Theory of Phase Transformation(7)
  6. Spinodal Decomposition(3)

Class Requirements:


  1. Three lecture sessions per week
  2. Approximately five homework sets per semester.
  3. Approximately four quizzes.
  4. Three class examinations and a final examination.

Computer Usage:

  Optional

Laboratory Projects:

  None

Assessment of Course Goals:


  1. Through class examinations.
  2. Via problems.
  3. By means of class discussions.

Contribution to Professional Component:


Engineering Science:   3 credits


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