This page contains suggested readings for the assignments in Part I, and the problem sets for Part II of this course. The assignments for Part I are not available. Note that Part I materials are as taught the previous year.
| ASSIGNMENTS | READINGS |
|---|---|
| Part I | |
| Assignment 1 readings |
Vlachos, D., L. Schmidt, et al. "Structures of Small Metal Clusters. I. Low Temperature Behavior." Journal of Chemical Physics 96, no. 9 (1992): 6880–90. Sanchez, J., et al. "Modeling of γ/γ′ Phase Equilibrium in the Nickel-Aluminum System." Acta Metallurgica 32, no. 9 (1984): 1519–25. |
| Assignment 2 readings |
Sen, D., and M. Buehler. "Chemical Complexity in Mechanical Deformation of Metals." International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering 5, no. 3 and 4 (2007): 181–202. Buehler, M., et al. "Multi-Paradigm Modeling of Fracture of a Silicon Single Crystal Under Mode II Shear Loading." Journal of Algorithms & Computational Technology 2, no. 2 (2008): 203–21. Buehler, M., et al. "Multiparadigm Modeling of Dynamical Crack Propagation in Silicon Using a Reactive Force Field." Physical Review Letters 96, no. 9 (2006). Buehler, M., et al. "Threshold Crack Speed Controls Dynamical Fracture of Silicon Single Crystals." Physical Review Letters 99, no. 16 (2007). |
| Assignment 3 readings |
Gautieri, A., et al. "Hierarchical Structure and Nanomechanics of Collagen Microfibrils from the Atomistic Scale Up." Nano Letters 11, no. 2 (2011): 757–66. Qin, Z., et al. "Hierarchical Structure Controls Nanomechanical Properties of Vimentin Intermediate Filaments." PLOS ONE 4, no. 10 (2009). |
| ASSIGNMENTS | ADDITIONAL MATERIALS |
| Part II | |
| Assignment 4 (PDF) | |
| Assignment 5 (PDF) |
Fuel 1: fuel1-cis.xyz (XYZ), fuel1-trans.xyz (XYZ) Fuel 2: fuel2-cis.xyz (XYZ), fuel2-trans.xyz (XYZ) Solar spectrum data: thesun.xlsx (XLS), (PDF) |
| Assignment 6 (PDF) | |