Ram Seshadri Group at UC Santa Barbara: 2017 100A

Fall 2017: Materials 100A

Time and Place: M W 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm Phelps 1425.

Dicussion Sections: F 3:00 pm to 3:50 pm and 4:00 pm to 4:45 pm, Phelps 2532.

TAs: Amanda Ruschel (alr-at-umail) and Joe Wendorf (jwendorf-at-umail)

Office hours: After class or by appointment.

Resources:

Textbook: Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, 9th Edition by William D. Callister, Jr., David G. Rethwisch. This book also serves Materials 100B and Materials 100C. For 100A, we cover Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, and 21

Grading scheme: 20 % for assignments, 30 % for the midterm, and 50 % for the finals.

Midterm date: TBA

Printable (PDF) periodic table from NIST with electronic configurations. Please keep a printout with you.

Class schedule:

Date	Subject, files etc
M 10/2	An introduction to Materials Science and Engineering: GaN LEDs and Thermal Barrier Coatings
W 10/4	Chapter 2: Atomic structure and bonding + Assignment 1 (return by Oct. 11)
W 10/9	Chapter 2: Atomic structure and bonding (contd.): Types of bonds (taught by Doug Fabini)
W 10/11	Chapter 2: Atomic structure and bonding (completed) and Chapter 3: Cystalline structures (taught by Doug Fabini) + Assignment 2 (return by Oct. 18)
M 10/16	Chapter 3: Cystalline structures
W 10/18	Chapter 3: The Bragg law and directions and planes + Assignment 3 (return by Oct. 25)
M 10/23	Chapter 3: Directions and planes, contd. Please read this guide (PDF)
W 10/25	Review by Joe and Amanda
M 10/30	Chapter 4: Imperfections in solids
W 11/1	Midterm 1 + Assignment 4 (return by Nov. 8) +
M 11/6	Chapter 12: Ceramic structures. defects, and glasses
W 11/8	Chapter 12: Ceramic structures. defects, and glasses (contd.) + Assignment 5 (return by Nov. 15) +
M 11/13	Chapter 14: Polymer Structure
W 11/15	Chapter 14: Polymer Structure (contd.) + Assignment 6 +
M 11/20	Midterm 2
M 11/27	Chapter 19: Thermal Properties
W 11/29	Chapter 18: Electrical Properties + Assignment 7 +
M 12/4	Chapter 18, Electrical Properties, and Chapter 21: Optical Properties
W 12/6	Finish Chapter 21: Optical Properties, and review
Study guide for the Finals
F 12/14	Take-home final, to be returned by 12/15, 5:00 pm Pacific.

For material from previous quarters, please look at: