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MS 830 - Mechanical Behavior Materials
Credits:
4.00
Elastic and inelastic behavior of materials in terms of
micro and macromechanics. Stress, strain and constitutive
relations related to recent developments in dislocation
theory and other phenomena on the atomic scale and to the
continuum mechanics on the macroscopic scale. Elasticity,
plasticity, viscoelasticity, creep, fracture, and damping.
Anisotropic and heterogeneous materials. Prereq:
Mechanics II, Introduction to Materials Science; or
permission. Special fee. Lab.
MS 831 - Fracture and Fatigue Engineering Materials
Credits:
4.00
Review of fundamentals of linear elastic fracture
mechanics and strain energy release rate analysis.
Discusses basic methods of design for prevention of
failure by fast fracture and fatigue for metals, ceramics,
and polymers with attention to the effect of material
properties and subsequent property modification on each
design approach. Prereq: Mechanics II, Introduction to
Materials Science; or permission. Special fee. Lab.
MS 844 - Corrosion
Credits:
4.00
The course is split into three parts. The first part reviews
and develops the basic concepts of electrochemistry,
kinetics, and measurement methods. The second part
covers the details of specific corrosion mechanisms and
phenomena including passivity, galvanic corrosion,
concentration cell corrosion, pitting and crevice
corrosion, and environmentally induced cracking. The third
part focuses on the effects of metallurgical structure on
corrosion, corrosion in selected environments, corrosion
prevention methods, and materials selection and design.
Prereq: General Chemistry (CHEM 403-404 or 405),
Introduction to Materials Science; or permission. Special
fee. Lab. (Also offered as OE 844.)
MS 860 - Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials I
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to thermodynamics, kinetics, and statistical
mechanics as applied to various types of materials.
Prereq: Introduction to Materials Science.
MS 861 - Diffraction and Imaging Methods in Materials Science
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to x-ray diffraction and electron microscopy.
Basic crystallography; reciprocal lattice; x-ray and
electron diffraction, x-ray methods; transmission and
scanning electron microscopy. Prereq: General Chemistry,
General Physics II, or permission. Special fee. Lab.
MS 862 - Electronic Properties of Materials
Credits:
3.00
Introduction to the electronic properties of materials and
their application in electronic devices; crystallography,
atomic bonding and energy band diagrams for
semiconductors; intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors; and
p-n junction; diodes and transistors. Methods used in the
manufacture of semi-conductor devices such as ion
implementation, thermal oxidation, metallurization, and
packaging. Prereq: General Chemistry, Differential
Equations with Linear Algebra, General Physics I and II, or
permission.
MS 863 - Thin Film Science and Technology
Credits:
4.00
The processing, structure and properties of solid thin
films. Vacuum technology, deposition methods, film formation
mechanisms, characterization of thin films, and thin-film
reactions. Mechanical, electrical and optical properties of
thin films. Lab. Special fee. Prereq: Introduction to
Materials Science, or permission.
MS 895 - Special Topics
Credits:
2.00 to 4.00
New or specialized courses and/or independent study.
May be repeated for credit.
MS 898 - Master's Project
Credits:
3.00 to 4.00
The student works with a faculty member during one or two
semesters on a well-defined research and/or original design
problem. A written report and seminar are presented.
IA (continuous grading) Cr/F.
MS 899 - Master's Thesis
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
Cr/F.
MS 900 - Seminar
Credits:
1.00
Topics of interest to graduate students and faculty; reports
of research ideas, progress, and results; lectures by
outside speakers. Continuing course: instructor may assign
IA (continuous grading) grade at the end of one semester.
MS 905 - Macromolecular Synthesis
Credits:
3.00
Fundamentals of polymerization reaction mechanisms,
kinetics, and chain structures as they are developed from
the different chemistries available. Detailed discussions of
the chemical mechanisms of step, free radical, ionic, and
ring opening polymerizations. Treatment of the reaction
parameters that control the rate of polymerization,
molecular weight and chemical composition of the
polymer chains. Introduction to stereochemical and catalytic
polymerizations. Considerations of bulk, solution, and
dispersion polymerization systems. Permission of instructor
required.
MS 961 - Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials II
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to diffusion and phase transformations in
materials. Topics include the kinetics of diffusion, rates
of phase transformations, the mechanisms of phase
transformations by diffusive and displacive transformations.
Applications in metals, ceramics, and polymers. Prereq:
Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials I.
MS 965 - Advanced Surface and Thin Film Characterization
Credits:
4.00
Fundamentals of modern analytical techniques used to
analyze the surface region of materials. Prereq:
Introduction to Materials, or permission.
MS 995 - Graduate Special Topics
Credits:
2.00 to 4.00
Investigation of graduate-level problems or topics in
Materials Science.
MS 999 - Doctoral Research
Credits:
Cr/F.