ME 2733 Chapter : Fall 2016 Syllabus
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Required textbook: william d. callister, jr. , materials science and engineering: an introduction, john. Reference materials: james f. shackelford, materials science for engineers, 5th edition, prentice hall, Trojan, engineering materials and their applications, 4th edition, houghton-mifflin, 1990. Course description: this is an introductory course covering the topics of materials science and engineering. It is designed to acquaint the student with structure, properties, processing and applications of materials. Course objectives: upon satisfactory completion of this course, the students will acquire broad knowledge on a variety of engineering materials including metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites, with an emphasis on metals. The students will understand atomic and crystal structures of materials, defects, mechanical and other properties of materials, processing and applications of materials, and the relationships between these. Fundamentals of mechanical properties and testing, strengthening mechanisms, fracture mechanics, fatigue, and creep behavior. Solid solutions, phase diagram, and heat treatment of metals.
