Lecture: T and R: 1:20-2:10; F 1-1:50, Sims 205.        Assignments

Professor: Dr. Ponn Maheswaranathan (Mahes), Professor of Physics.
Office: 213-B, Sims, Office Hours: M and W 10:00 - 11:50 or By appointment. 
Phone: 323 4940, E-mail: mahesp@winthrop.edu

Reference: Materials Science and Engineering, Callister, 6th Edition, 2003, John Wiley Publishing.

Useful WWW links: 1. Wikipedia    2. Strange Matter

Course Objectives:

• Develop an understanding of the synthesis, structure, properties, and performance of chemical, engineering, and electronic materials.
• Gain an understanding of materials' role in science and technology.
• Develop problem solving skills in materials science.

Students with Disabilities:
Winthrop University is dedicated to providing access to education. If you have a disability and need classroom accommodations, please contact Gena Smith, Coordinator, Services for Students with Disabilities, at 323-3290, as soon as possible. Once you have your professor notification, please tell me so that I am aware of your accommodations well before the first {test/paper/assignment}.

Tests & Final:

a. Atomic Structure & Bonding and Crystal Structures & Geometry. 

b. Solidification, Crystalline Imperfections, Diffusion in Solids, and Mechanical properties of metals.

Mid-Semester Test             TBA                                         100 pts

c. Polymers, Phase diagrams, and Alloys.

d. Ceramic, Composite, and Electronic Materials.

Final Exam             During Finals week                                200 pts

Essay on a topic of today's materials.                                   100 pts

                        Presentation of the above topic.                                           100 pts

Grade:
The above total of 500 points will be used to assign a letter grade, which will be very close to the following:
90% or above = A, 80% or above = B, 70% or above = C, 60% or above = D, and below 60% = F.