1_Materials Science

1_Materials Science

1. Course A: Atomic Structure of Materials

   • 1. Crystals and Atomic Arrangements
   • 2. 2D Patterns, Lattices and Symmetry
   • 3. Describing Crystals
   • 4. Lattices and Crystal Systems in 3D
   • 5. Crystal Symmetry in 3D

2. Course B: Materials for Devices

   • 1. Liquid Crystals & Polarized Light
   • 2. Birefringence in Liquid Crystals
   • 3. An Introduction to Polymer Structure
   • 4. Dielectrics
   • 5. Polarisation; Piezo-, and Pyro-electrics
   • 6. Ferroelectricity
   • 7. Ferroelectric Hysteresis & Applications
   • 8. The Origin of Magnetism
   • 9. Ferromagnets
   • 10. Solid Ionic Conducting Materials
   • 11. Solid State Ionic Conductors
   • 12. Applications of Ionic Conductors

3. Course C: Diffraction

   • 1. Optical Diffraction and Interference
   • 2. X-Rays
   • 3. Diffraction Patterns
   • 4. Intensity and Indexing
   • 5. Reciprocal Space
   • 6. Electron Diffraction

4. Course E: Mechanical Behaviour of Materials

   • 1. Elastic deformation
   • 2. Plastic deformation: An introduction to dislocations
   • 3. Strengthening mechanisms
   • 4. Fracture

5. Course D: Microstructure

   • 1. Microstructure and Microscopy
   • 2. Thermodynamics
   • 3. Equilibrium: Lowest Free Energy
   • 4. Equilibrium Phase Diagrams
   • 5. Solidification
   • 6. Diffusion
   • 7. Nucleation of a New Phase
   • 8. Growth of a New Phase
   • 9. The Fe-C System
   • 10. Materials Processing
   • 11. Case Study

6. Course F: Biomaterials

   • 1. Introduction to Biomaterials
   • 2. Materials Selection
   • 3. Soft Materials - Biopolymers
   • 4. Structural Polysaccharides
   • 5. Hard Materials - Biominerals
   • 6. Biomedical Materials
   • 7. Phase Transformations in Living Systems

7. Course G: Materials under Extreme Conditions

   • 1. Pressure
   • 2. Temperature
   • 3. Radiation damage
   • 4. Life under extreme conditions