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SES # TOPICS KEY DATES
Mechanical properties
1 Elasticity: stress, strain, linear elastic behaviour; measurement of Young's modulus
2 Elasticity: generalized Hooke's law, strain energy
3 Elasticity: physical origin of modulus for crystalline and rubbery materials; control of modulus; composites Problem set 1 out
4 Elasticity: thermo-elastic analysis of layered materials; Stoney's formula for thin films on thick substrates
5 Viscoelasticity: creep and relaxation tests; linear viscoelasticity; Boltzmann superposition principle

Problem set 1 due;

Problem set 2 out
6 Viscoelasticity: spring-dashpot models, time-temperature equivalence for amorphous polymers, role of diffusion
7 Plasticity: plastic behaviour; data for yield strength; equations of plasticity: yield criteria

Problem set 2 due;

Problem set 3 out
8 Plasticity: dislocation mechanics
9 Plasticity: mechanism of low temperature plasticity; temperature dependence of yield strength

Problem set 3 due;

Problem set 4 out
10 Plasticity: microstructural strengthening mechanisms

Problem set 4 due;

Problem set 5 out
11 Fracture: Griffith crack theory; stress analysis of cracks; crack-tip plastic zone size; measurement of fracture toughness
12 Materials selection: optimization; material performance indices; materials selection charts; case studies

Problem set 5 due;

Problem set 6 out
13 Quiz 1
Electrical, optical, and magnetic properties
14 Micro to macro: conductivity
15 Electromagnetic waves in materials Problem set 1 out
16 Wave-particle duality
17 Fermi-Dirac, energy levels
18 Bloch model, band gaps Problem set 2 out
19 Metals and insulators
20 Semiconductors Problem set 3 out
21 Doping and conductivity
22 p-n junctions
23 Dielectrics and polarization Problem set 4 out
24 Optical fiber properties
25 Magnetic materials Problem sets 1-4 and 6 due
26 Quiz 2