Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Engineering, Spring 2009
EMA 3706 Structures and Properties of Aerospace Materials
Meets Monday and Wednesday, 1:30 to 2:45 PM, HEC 117
Instructor:
Nina Orlovskaya
Room 407C, ENG1
407 823-5770
2008-09 Catalog Description:
EGN 3365
ECS-MMAE 3(3,0)
Structure and Properties of Materials:
PR: CHS 1440 and MAC 2312
Atomic structure and bonding, crystal structure and imperfections, solidification, phase
transformations, phase diagrams, heat treatment, mechanical & electrical properties, materials
characterization techniques.
Pre-requisite(s):
 CHS 1440: Fundamentals of Chemistry for Engineers
 MAC 2312: Calculus with Analytical Geometry II
Textbook(s):
 W.D. Callister, Jr., Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, 7th Ed., John Wiley
and Sons, Inc., 2007.
Reference(s):
 W.F. Smith, Foundations in Materials Science and Engineering, 3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill Co.
Inc., 2004.
 M.F. Ashby and D.R. Jones, Engineering Materials, 3rd Ed., Elsevier, 2005.
 J.F. Shackelford, Introduction to Materials Science for Engineers, 6th Ed, Pearson Prentice
Hall, 2005.
Course Objectives:
 To understand and appreciate various materials classes: metals, ceramics, polymers,
composites and semiconductors
 To apply basic chemistry, physics and mathematics in understanding materials
 To understand the basic concept related to the structure of materials, and various properties:
mechanical, electrical, thermal, magnetic and optical
 To appreciate the relationship between processing, structure and properties of materials
Grading:
Weighting
 Quizzes
20%
 Mid-term Exam
30%
50%
 Final Exam
EMA 3706 Syllabus
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Class Schedule
07-Jan
12-Jan
14-Jan
19-Jan
21-Jan
26-Jan
28-Jan
02-Feb
04-Feb
09-Feb
11-Feb
16-Feb
18-Feb
23-Feb
25-Feb
02-Mar
04-Mar
09-Mar
11-Mar
16-Mar
18-Mar
23-Mar
25-Mar
30-Mar
01-Apr
06-Apr
08-Apr
13-Apr
15-Apr
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Holiday
Chapter 3
Chapter 4 – Quiz
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 6
Chapter 7 – Quiz
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 9
Mid-Term Exam
Spring Break
Spring break
Chapter 10
Chapter 10
Chapter 9
Chapter 11
Chapter 12&13 – Quiz
Chapter 14&15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 18&19 - Quiz
20-Apr
22-Apr
27-Apr
28-Apr
Chapter 20&21
Chapter 22
Chapter 22
Final Exam Period
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