ENGR/PHYS 30014 - MATERIALS SCIENCE

Spring 2015
Lecture Times: Tue & Thu: 11:00-12:20 (RJH 107); or 12:30-1:50 (RJH 210)
Laboratory Sessions: as assigned by Professor Cote
Instructors - Lecture: Dr. Demitris Kouris, d.kouris@tcu.edu; 817-257-5760;
office hours: Tue 3:00-4:30pm and Wed 9:30-11:30am, or by appointment,
office location - SWR 374.
Laboratory: Mr. Rene Cote x-6174, r.cote@tcu.edu - Tucker 333
Requirement: WileyPLUS access (http://edugen.wileyplus.com/edugen/class/cls423649/)
Optional Textbook: Materials Science and Engineering An Introduction / William D.
Callister, Jr. and David G. Rethwisch John Wiley & Sons, Inc., custom TCU edition, 2014.
Additional Reference books: Introduction to Materials Science for Engineers / James F
Shackelford - Pearson Prentice Hall, Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ, Seventh
Edition, 2009.
Materials: Engineering, Science, Processing and Design; North American Edition / Michael F.
Ashby, Hugh Shercliff, and David Cebon Elsevier, Third Edition, 2014.

Catalog Course Description

ENGR 30014 Materials Science. Prerequisite: CHEM 10113 or CHEM 10114.
Introduction to the physical, chemical, mechanical, electrical, and optical properties of metals,
semiconductors, ceramics, and polymers. Emphasis on the relationship between these properties
and how performance is influenced by microstructure and processing. Atomic bonding. Crystal
structure. Phase equilibria. Deformation and fracture. Composite materials. Electronic,
magnetic, dielectric and optical properties. Laboratory methods for characterizing materials
emphasized. (Cross-listed as ENGR/PHYS 30014.)
Course Objective
The primary objective of this course is to enable every student to apply the fundamental
concepts and principles used in Materials Science to practical engineering applications. In order
to accomplish this objective, each student will be given the opportunity to learn about the
structure of materials, the relation between structure and properties, and how material
processing can change the structure and properties of various materials. The study of the
fundamental concepts and principles used in Materials Science will assist in the selection of
materials for a variety of applications and can lead to new design opportunities.

Tentative list of Topics:

Atomic Structure and Interatomic Bonding; The Structure of Crystalline Solids; Imperfections
in Solids; Mechanical Properties of Metals; Failure; Phase Diagrams; Phase Transformations;
Structures and Properties of Ceramics; Polymer Structures; Composites; Corrosion and
Degradation of Materials; Economic, Environmental, and Societal Issues in Materials Science
and Engineering.
Program outcomes supported: (see details at http://www.engr.tcu.edu/accreditation.asp)
(a) ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
(b) ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
(d) ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
(e) ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
(f) understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
(g) ability to communicate effectively
(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global,
economic, environmental, and societal context
(i) recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
(k) ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering
practice.

Grading
30% - laboratory
15% - homework
25% - quizzes throughout the semester
30% - final exam (comprehensive)
Statement of Disability Services at TCU: Disability Statement approved Fall 2007 by the
Undergraduate Council / Revised Summer 2011: Texas Christian University complies with the
Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 regarding students
with disabilities. Eligible students seeking accommodations should contact the Coordinator of Student
Disabilities Services in the Center for Academic Services located in Sadler Hall,
1010. Accommodations are not retroactive, therefore, students should contact the Coordinator as soon
as possible in the term for which they are seeking accommodations. Further information can be
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(817) 257-6567. Adequate time must be allowed to arrange accommodations, which are not
retroactive; therefore, students should contact the Coordinator as soon as possible in the academic term
for which they are seeking accommodations. Each eligible student is responsible for presenting
relevant, verifiable, professional documentation and/or assessment reports to the
Coordinator. Guidelines for documentation may be found at
http://www.acs.tcu.edu/disability_documentation.asp.
Students with emergency medical information or needing special arrangements in case a
building must be evacuated should discuss this information with their instructor/professor as
soon as possible.

Academic Misconduct (Sec. 3.4 from the Student Handbook)

Any act that violates the academic integrity of the institution is considered academic
misconduct. The procedures used to resolve suspected acts of academic misconduct are
available in the offices of Academic Deans and the Office of Campus Life and are listed in
detail in the Undergraduate Catalog (Student Policies>Academic Conduct Policy Details;
http://www.catalog.tcu.edu/current_year/undergraduate/).
Specific examples include, but are not limited to:
Cheating: Copying from another student's test paper, laboratory report, other report, or
computer files and listings; using, during any academic exercise, material and/or devices not
authorized by the person in charge of the test; collaborating with or seeking aid from another
student during a test or laboratory without permission; knowingly using, buying, selling,
stealing, transporting, or soliciting in its entirety or in part, the contents of a test or other
assignment unauthorized for release; substituting for another student or permitting another
student to substitute for oneself.
Plagiarism: The appropriation, theft, purchase or obtaining by any means another's work, and
the unacknowledged submission or incorporation of that work as one's own offered for credit.
Appropriation includes the quoting or paraphrasing of another's work without giving credit
therefore.
Collusion: The unauthorized collaboration with another in preparing work offered for credit.
TCU Campus Resources for Students
Many resources exist on the TCU campus that may be helpful to students:
Mary Couts Burnett Library (257-7117);
Center for Academic Services (257-7486, Sadler Hall. 1022); the William L. Adams Writing
Center (257-7221, Reed Hall 419);
Student Development Services (257-7855, BLUU 2003);
Office of Religious & Spiritual Life (257-7830, Jarvis Hall),
Campus Life (257-7926, Sadler Hall 2006), and the
Counseling, Testing, and Mental Health Center (257-7863, Brown Lupton Health Center).
Additional Comments
*** My office hours are listed above. Please let me know if you have a class conflict with my
office hours; we will schedule a compatible meeting time. These hours are for your benefit; I
encourage you to use them to the best of your ability.
*** Assignments are for your benefit in preparing for the quizzes and final exam. Answers to
the assigned problems will be available to you. The quizzes will require keeping up with the
assigned study material and homework.
*** The laboratory is intended to complement and reinforce the lecture material. I plan to
randomly attend at least one lab/week and will include supplemental material from the
laboratory in your course exams as it adds value. Please note that the laboratory part of the
course accounts for 30% of your final grade.