Course Syllabus v5 April 1, 2015

ES 10 Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering S15

Textbook: Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering,
an Integrated Approach 4th ed. by W. D. Callister, Wiley
Instructor: Hyunmin Yi, hyunmin.yi@tufts.edu, STC Rm 147, x72195
Office Hours: Tuesday 4:00-5:30pm
TA: Fatin Marzooq, fatin.marzooq@tufts.edu
TA Office Hours: Monday afternoon, more specific time to be determined.
Class Meeting: Mo & Wed 10:30 – 11:45 AM, STC Rm 135
Grading: Exams (3) 60 %
Homework 40 %
(Homework is due at the start of the class on the due date. Solutions will be posted on
Trunk on due date. Late homework will not be graded.
Academic Integrity: Any act of academic dishonesty (e.g. copying others’ work or solution manual,
cheating, plagiarizing, etc.) will result in zero point for that assignment or exam, will be documented in
writing, and reported to the Dean of Student Affairs at the first violation.
Electronic Devices: Cell phones etc. must be turned off or set to silent mode during class. No other
electronic devices such as laptop computers are permitted.
General Outline:
Chapter 2. Atomic Structures and Bonding
Chapter 3. Structures of Metals and Ceramics
Chapter 4. Polymer Structures
Chapter 5. Imperfections in Solids
Chapter 6. Diffusion
Chapter 7. Mechanical Properties
Chapter 8. Deformation/Strengthening Mechanisms
Chapter 10. Phase Diagrams
Chapter 11. Phase Transformations
Chapter 13. Types and Applications of Materials
Chapter 14. Synthesis, Fabrication and Processing of Materials
Chapter 15. Composites
Chapter 16. Corrosion and Degradation of Materials
Chapter 17. Thermal Properties
 Tentative Course Schedule ES10 S15 v5 April 1

Topic Reading HW Due Date

L1: Intro / Atomic Structures Chap 1, Sec 2.1-2.4 1/14
L2: Atomic Bonding in Solids Sec 2.6-2.8
1/21
Metallic Crystal Structures Chap 3
L3: Ceramic Crystal Structures 1/26
L4: Crystal Systems 2/4
L5: Polymer Structures 1 Chap 4 #1 (2/4) 2/9
L6: Polymer Structures 2 Chap 14: Sections 14.11-14.15 Only 2/11
L7, 8, 9: Biological materials (Lecture Notes Only) #2 (2/11) 2/18,19
L10: Defects and Dislocations Chap 5 2/23
Exam #1 L1-6 2/25
L11: Diffusion Chap 6 3/2
L12: Mechanical Properties 1 Chap 7 3/9
L13: Mechanical Properties 2 #3 (Ch 5) 3/11
Spring Recess
L14: Mechanical Properties 3 3/23
L15: Deform. /Strength. Mech 1 Chap 8 except Sec. 8.6 and 8.8 #4 (Ch 6) 3/25
L16: Deform./Strength. Mech. 2 3/20
Chap 10 except Sec. 10.8, 10.11,
L17: Phase Diagrams #5 (Ch 7) 4/1
10.15-10.17, and 10.20

L18: Applications and Processing Chapter 13 4/6

L19: Composites Chapter 15 4/8

L20: Corrosion Chap 16 4/13
Exam #2 (Chapters 5, 6, 7) 4/15
L21: Thermal Properties Chapter 17 #6 4/22
L22: Magnetic Properties Class review
Chap 18 4/27
Exam #3 Key
4/29

Final Exam Monday May 4 3:30pm-5pm 5/4