Materials Science 201 Fall 2010

Instructor:

Dr. John S. Kallend (kallend@iit.edu)- Room 205 E1,

220 E1
Course web site:
Blackboard
Text:

Fundamentals of Materials Science and

Engineering, W.D. Callister and D.G. Rethwisch, 3rd Edition
(Wiley).

Office Hours:
TA:

T,R 1:50 2:50

TBA

Grading:

Grades will be determined by 2 mid term exams of 1

hour each, and a final exam. Additionally expect several
15 minute quizzes which may well be unannounced.
Expect A = 85%, pass = 50% overall (This IS subject to
change).

Homework:

Will be assigned. It is NOT for credit and will not be

collected UNLESS AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE CONTRARY
IS MADE. The homework problems are typical of exam and
quiz questions and are designed to improve your
understanding of the course topics. Solutions will be
posted on the Blackboard site.

Attendance:

The course and exams cover quite a lot of

material that is not in the text book. Poor attendance
will have a detrimental effect on your exam performance.
THERE WILL BE NO MAKE-UPS FOR MISSED QUIZZES.
MISSED EXAMS MAY BE MADE-UP ONLY WITH
DOCUMENTED EXPLANATION (e.g., medical or family
emergency, jury duty, etc.). No exceptions.

Course outline:
Heirarchy of structure (nuclear, atomic, crystal, microstructural,
macrostructural). Point, line, and planar defects. Diffusion, thermal
expansion and other thermal effects. Techniques for analyzing the
structure of a solid.
Mechanical properties of materials: elasticity, plasticity, strength,
ductility, toughness. Annealing. Introduction to fracture mechanics,
fatigue and creep.
Electrical properties of materials. Metallic conductivity,

semiconductivity. Semiconductor junctions. Introduction to

semiconductor devices (diodes, solar cells, transistors, etc).
Phase equilibria and control of microstructure as applied to alloys and
ceramics. Phase diagrams. Kinetic factors affecting phase
transformations. Heat treatment of steels and aluminum alloys.

MS201 Course Objectives

As a result of passing this course you will have:
(1)

An understanding of some of the properties of materials that are of

importance in engineering, and an ability to describe those properties
quantitatively.

(2)

An understanding of the term "structure" in the context of materials

science, and an ability to recognize, describe and analyze common
structures and the experimental methods by which they are
determined, using the vocabulary of the discipline.

(3)

An understanding of qualitative and quantitative relationships

between structure and properties of materials, and an ability to solve
problems relating structure to properties.

(4)

An understanding of the scientific principles that account for the

development of materials structures, an ability to apply those
principles to problems in materials processing, and an ability to relate
processing to properties.

Things I Expect You To Know Before we Start:

General chemistry (e.g. Chem124), with particular emphasis on SI units and
conversions, atomic mass, atomic number, moles, atomic and molecular
structure, stoichiometry, chemical bonding.
Some general principles of physics (force, work, energy, electric charge,
electric current)
Calculus is not required but will be useful. You will be expected to be able to
manipulate logarithmic, exponential and trig. functions and to use a
scientific calculator. You may need to brush up on your geometry and trig.
The course will involve a lot of geometry/trig in 3-dimensions.
Suggestions
The early part of the course deals extensively with three-dimensional crystal
structures. This material will be quite unfamiliar to most of you. Many people
experience difficulty with 3-d visualization and analysis. If you have a
difficult time visualizing three- dimensional structures or performing 3-d
geometry/trigonometry calculations, buy yourself some styrofoam balls or
ping-pong balls, and build models of the common structures. In general the
problems are remarkably easy once you have satisfactorily visualized them.

It is recommended that you study (including homeworks) for at least 2 hours

per week for each hour spent in class, in addition to the class periods.
ATTEND CLASS AND DO THE HOMEWORK.

CLASS ETIQUETTE, TEST AND GRADING POLICY (READ THIS

CAREFULLY).
This is a very large class. Do not talk unless asking a question or
responding to the instructor. All cell phones and other wireless
devices to be turned OFF. Anyone using a wireless device of any
kind in class will be asked to leave.
There are no partial credits for professional engineers. If they make a
mistake, the results can be death, injury, lawsuits and large financial losses.
The purpose of the tests is for you to prove to me that you understand the
course topics by correctly solving problems or otherwise demonstrating your
knowledge on the course topics.
You are not entitled to partial credit for wrong answers in this class.
Partial credit MAY be given at the discretion of the instructor IF, and ONLY IF,
the work is neatly presented and legible and the instructor believes that
errors were sufficiently minor. Examples would be mistakes obviously due to
pressing incorrect keys on a calculator, or due to miscopying one line to the
next in a calculation, and even then ONLY if the work is legible and resultant
wrong answer is not absurd. Absurd answers will receive zeros even if only
due to calculator error.
Use an appropriate number of significant figures this IS important.
You do not start with 100% and lose points for errors. You start with 0% and
gain points for doing things correctly. Writing down every equation you
know in the hope that one of them is correct will not gain you any points.
If you believe a grading error occurred submit your appeal IN WRITING
along with the graded paper, and the entire paper will be re-graded.
No exam or quiz completed in pencil will be considered for re-grading.
Illegible work will not be considered for regrading.

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL, MATERIALS, AND

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
POLICY ON ACADEMIC HONESTY
The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering at Illinois Institute of
Technology considers academic training to be apprenticeship for practice in the professions.
Students are expected to demonstrate a code of moral integrity and ethical standards
commensurate with the high expectations that society places upon professional practice.
Accordingly, it is the policy of the department to maintain the highest standard of academic
honesty and integrity. The department prohibits any form of cheating that contributes, or is
intended to contribute, to a students grade in a course. This includes copying or unauthorized
collaboration on homework, reports, computer programs, projects, etc., collaboration of any
kind on an examination or quiz, or the unauthorized possession or use of any material or
machine-stored information during an examination. It is a violation for a student, whether or not
currently enrolled in the university, to knowingly engage or attempt to engage in the
acquisition, without permission, of tests, answer sheets, problem solutions or other academic
material when such material has been withheld from distribution by the instructor.
Students judged guilty of such offenses are subject to a failing grade in the course. In addition,
the head of the students major program will report the incident, and may make a
recommendation for further disciplinary action, to the Associate Vice President for Student and
Academic Affairs. The report of the incident will be placed in the students permanent file and a
copy will be sent to the dean of the students college. Gross misconduct or a second offense
would warrant a recommendation to initiate dismissal proceedings.
This policy will apply not only to a student guilty of any form of academic dishonesty, but also
to any party who knowingly allows his or her work to be plagiarized.
This policy is consistent with the IIT Code of Academic Honesty
(http://www.iit.edu/student_affairs/handbook/)
Professor Jamal Yagoobi
Chair, MMAE Department
Fall 2009