MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
CHEN 313-501
SPRING - 2012
Catalog Data
Chemical Engineering Materials - CHEN 313- 3 Credits
Introduction to materials science and engineering for engineers
Pre-requisites: CHEN 205 or registration therein; MATH 251 or registration therein.
Classroom: 106 Jack E. Brown, Chem. Eng. Bldg.
Class hours: Monday-Wednesday-Friday 12:40-1:30 PM
Instructor Information:
Name: Jorge M. Seminario
URL: http://www.che.tamu.edu/seminario/
Research URL: http://research.che.tamu.edu/groups/Seminario/index-1.html
Office: 239 JEB
E-mail: seminario@tamu.edu
Office hours: roughly 3:00-4:00, after class. However, you are free to see me at any time; just make sure
I see you if I am with some else in my office. The only times I am asking you to avoid looking for me is
before class. I need to prepare it carefully.
Virtual office hours: 24 hours a day, seven days per week. Just send me your question by e-mail and I
will respond in a matter of seconds (through the web site) most of the times or in a few hours in case I am
away or the question is difficult.
Class Make-ups, tutorials, etc.: Class make-ups, tutorials, problem solving, etc.: on Tuesdays 7 PM-9:00
PM when needed (room tba).
Course Goals
The purpose of this course is to introduce engineering students to the basic principles of materials science.
The course is designed to understand the atomistic nature materials, including applications in emerging
areas such as biomedical, energy, nanotechnology.
Basically the course has two main goals:
1) To introduce all students to the basics and tools of the exciting field of materials science and
technology. This includes a review of the state of the art as well as discussions of present research such
that presently or after graduation the student can be ready to work in this multidisciplinary field; and
2) For students who are not working in materials: re-orient and re-tool them with nanotechnology related
approaches and algorithms to analyze, design, and simulate systems of their own interest or of their own
research. For students already working in materials, the effort will focus on developing, modifying,
adapting, and creating tools to solve specific problems in the field.
By the end of the course, students should be able to do the following:
1. Estimate the mechanical, thermal, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties of materials
2. Recognize the strong impact of nanotechnology in modern materials. Get acquainted with the
experimental and theoretical techniques available for state of the art materials.
3. Recognize the impact of computers to solve modern materials problems
4. Recognize the applicability of multidisciplinary principles and their interplay with traditional chemical
engineering principles in materials design.
5. Recognize various methods to analyze, synthesize, fabricate, and process materials
6. Effectively perform in teams.
Textbook:
Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering: An Integrated Approach, William D Callister, Jr.,
David G Rethwisch, Wiley, Inc., Fourth Edition, ISBN: 1118061608, 9781118061602.
If you are using other version of the book, make sure that your exams and HW assignments
correspond to the material in the official version. No credits will be recovered or revisions accepted
in HW and exams due to the use of another version of the book.
Grading
Homework/class participation/quizzes/etc:
Exams (3, 15% each):
Special Assignment:
Final Exam:
15%
45%
10%
30%
Fairness is the most important feature of teaching. The same formula is used for everyone. No student
may obtain extra credit by special arrangement. If you need to get a specific grade, such need cannot be
used to modify your grade. Final grades are assigned as indicated below. I am not committed to giving a
certain percentage of A’s, …or F’s.
The following table will give you a precise idea of your grade:
From
90
to
80
70
60
Less than 60
100
89
79
69
A
B
C
D
F
For Open Book Exams: Only textbook and my class-notes are allowed; no laptops are permitted; you
cannot communicate to any living being anywhere in the universe. Cell phones should be turn off for the
whole duration of the exam. Please use a pen during the exams; pencils are not allowed.
You may be tested on any material from class discussion or from assigned reading from textbook
chapters, labs or special assignments, regardless of whether they were specifically covered in class or not.
You should be able to learn and master materials from HW and reading assignments. Test questions may
contain definitions and derivations as well as numerical calculations. AND, I cannot tell you in advance
specifics of what will or won't be asked in the exams. I encourage you to check your HW problems, class
presentations, and assigned reading. The exams cover the full chapters. There are not parts more
important than others are. Disregard any statement leading to the reduction of material covered in the
exams.
Remember that the HW in this materials class is not focused on preparing you for the exams as is the case
in math or other courses. The HW covers relatively difficult problems, similar to those you will find in
real life.. For such problems, you will need more time than whatever is possible to assign in an exam.
Make an effort to solve the HW for yourself, never give up; otherwise, you are not forcing yourself
enough and thus you are not becoming an engineer.
Only homework (HW) submitted on the due date at the beginning of class will be able to receive credit.
Homework should be written clearly and professionally; it will be graded by the TA and graders incharge. Please consider the following:
1. Make sure you are using the same book edition for the assigned HW.
2. Work out 1 or 2 problems max per page
3. Preferable use engineering paper
4. Make sure you do not forget units and show your work
5. Preferable use a pen instead of a pencil (pen will be required for the exams).
From time to time, in order to motivate learning, quizzes will be taken or assigned in addition to the
HW. A quiz will be graded with a 100, if it is correct or with a “blank grade” otherwise. A blank grade
does not affect your HW average. A graded quiz has the same weight as a HW.
HW is due at the beginning of class the days indicated in the schedule. HW will be picked up by the TA
at the beginning of the class. If you have other plans for that time, please submit the HW at least one day
before is due to Paola in JEB 435. (Drop it under her door if she is not there; she is there most of the
afternoons and evenings.). Finally, do not submit HW to me
Graders and Teaching Assistant (TA):
Graduate student Mian Huang will be our TA, office hours TBA; and Fanxu Meng our grader. Also,
Paola Leon, a researcher in my group, will help me with the logistics; you can contact her at
paola.leon@neo.tamu.edu after 2 PM (room 435 JEB).
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Policy Statement
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides
comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation
requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for
reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an
accommodation, please contact the Department of Student Life, Services for Students with Disabilities
Cain Hall, Room B118, or call 845-1637. For additional information visit http://disability.tamu.edu
The Texas A&M University Academic Integrity Statement
“An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do”
The Aggie Honor Code provides a standard of conduct in which each student promises not to lie, cheat, or
steal and not to tolerate violations by others. I support the Aggie code and I assume the students do also.
Remember that the honor system can be effective only if everyone supports it! For further information,
please see the Academic Integrity Task Force, 2004 at http://aggiehonor.tamu.edu. In summary, do not
cheat on exams, test, quizzes, or homework. Please spare me the difficulty of seeing those sorts of cases
through the prosecution system.
Make-Up Policy
There are NOT make-up exams; if you have a proved emergency (properly documented and submitted to
me as soon it is possible, i.e., the next class you are able to attend after the emergency) that does not allow
you to attend the exam, your final exam score will be used instead for the exam you missed. If the
emergency does not allow you to take the final exam and if you have a valid reason you will be given an
incomplete. If you do not have a valid emergency, you will get a zero in the final exam. There are few
situations in which a make-up final exam has to be done; if so, please provide the needed information as
soon as you can.
The same rules also apply for other cases (planned absences) not explicitly considered as emergencies
such as, jury duty, job interviews, or presentations of your research work in meetings.
Consistent with University Student Rules, students are required to notify the instructor and provide
supporting information if they have a problem to attend the exams. If no documentation is presented after
one week of the end of the emergency, you will receive a zero. If the absence is planned, you will need to
provide the documentation in advance.
Please send me an e-mail if you have further questions.
Attendance: Attendance is strongly suggested though not enforced. Please come on time.
Instructor Commitment You can expect me to be courteous, punctual, well organized, and prepared for
lecture and other class activities; to answer questions clearly and in a non-negative fashion; to be
available for questions remotely through the e-mail and the course web site or in my office; and to ensure
uniform and consistent grading according to the posted guidelines.
Good luck to all!!!
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Class and Assignment Schedule
Always read in advance the class material
Reading, Assignments, and Chapter Sections HW #
Wed Ch. 1: Introduction
Fri
Ch. 2: Atomic structure, bonding
Mon Ch. 2: Atomic structure, bonding
1
Wed Ch. 2: Atomic structure, bonding
Fri
Ch. 2: Atomic structure, bonding
Mon Ch. 2: Atomic structure, bonding
2
Wed Ch. 3: Structures of Metals and Ceramics
Fri
Ch. 3: Structures of Metals and Ceramics
Mon Ch. 3: Structures of Metals and Ceramics
3
Wed Ch. 3: Structures of Metals and Ceramics
Fri
Ch. 4: Polymer Structures
Mon Exam 1: closed Book (chapters 1,2,3)
4
Wed Ch. 4: Polymer Structures
Fri
Ch. 4: Polymer Structures
Mon Ch. 4: Polymer Structures
5
Wed Ch. 5: Imperfections in Solids
Fri
Ch. 5: Imperfections in Solids
Mon Ch. 5: Imperfections in Solids
6
Wed Ch. 6: Diffusion
Fri
Ch. 6: Diffusion
Mon Ch. 6: Diffusion
7
Wed Ch. 7: Mechanical Properties
Fri
Ch. 7: Mechanical Properties
Mon Spring Break
Wed Spring Break
Fri
Spring Break
Mon Ch. 7: Mechanical Properties
8
Wed Ch. 12: Electrical Properties
Fri
Ch. 12: Electrical Properties
Mon Exam 2: Open Book (chapters 4,5,6,7)
Wed Ch. 12: Electrical Properties
Fri
Ch. 12: Electrical Properties
Mon Ch. 17: Thermal Properties
9
Wed Ch. 17: Thermal Properties
Fri
Reading Day (No Classes)
Mon Ch. 17: Thermal Properties
10
Wed Ch. 18: Magnetic Properties
Fri
Ch. 18: Magnetic Properties
Mon Ch. 18: Magnetic Properties
11
HW problems
2.6,8,11,13,14
Date
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May 7
Reading, Assignments, and Chapter Sections
Wed Ch. 19: Optical Properties
Fri
Ch. 19: Optical Properties
Mon Exam 3: Open Book (chapters 12,17,18,19)
Wed Special Assignment Presentations
Fri
Special Assignment Presentations
Mon Special Assignment Presentations
Wed Reading Day (No Classes)
Mon FINAL EXAM 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
HW #
12
HW problems