Included below is the calendar for the kinetics portion of 3.205, typically taught in a six-week period in the second half of the semester. The thermodynamics segment of 3.205, taught in the first half of the semester, is not included in this publication.
| LEC # | TOPICS |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fields and Gradients, Fluxes, Continuity Equation |
| 2 | Entropy Production, Conjugate Driving Forces |
| 3 | Mass Diffusion in a Continuum, Diffusion Coefficients |
| 4 | Solutions to the Diffusion/Heat Equation, Atomistic Mechanisms of Diffusion |
| 5 | Diffusion in Ionic Crystals |
| 6 | Role of Microstructure in Diffusion; Short Circuits |
| 7 | Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Nucleation |
| 8 | Diffusional Growth, The "Moving Boundary" Problem |
| 9 | Solidification |
| 10 | Spinodal Decomposition |
| 11 | Particle Coarsening |
| 12 | Sintering |