MSE 500-601: Modern Concepts in Materials Science and Engineering
Spring 2014
Section 601: Engineering Online
Instructor:
Professor Mike Rigsbee
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 3014 Engineering Building I
PH: 919-515-3272
EMAIL: mrigsbee@ncsu.edu
Prerequisites: BS in engineering/science field with coursework in chemistry, physics, math,
and thermodynamics.
Textbook:
“Materials Science and Engineering – An Introduction”
8th Edition, Callister and Rethwisch, John Wiley & Sons
Course Description: MSE 500 discusses, at the senior undergraduate level, the fundamental
principles that govern the physical properties of materials. This course will prepare students without an
undergraduate materials degree for further graduate level MSE courses. Emphasis is placed on
developing a basic understanding of materials science concepts such as atomic bonding,
crystallography, defects, diffusion, phase transformations, and deformation and failure mechanisms.
Course Objectives: After completing this course, the student will be able to: explain relationships
between atomic bonding and atomic structure of materials; discuss defects and their roles of in the
behaviors of crystalline solids including diffusion and deformation; apply thermodynamics and phase
diagrams to explain the evolution of microstructure; discuss phase transformation mechanisms in
solids; describe microstructure-property-processing relationships for various material types; explain the
basic thermal, electrical and optical properties of materials.
Grading: Grades will be based on credit for homework (10 points per homework set, 12 homework
sets), three 90-minute tests, (240 points per test, drop lowest test) and a comprehensive three-hour
final exam (400 points). No notes or books are allowed on the tests. The maximum point total is 1000.
Grades will be assigned based on 100 points per letter grade, with plus and minus grades (e.g., A+, A,
A-) assigned per the convention: 900-919 = A-; 920-980 = A; and 981-1000 = A+.
Homework: Homework assigned from Callister is due by the dates indicated in the Lecture Schedule.
Homework set numbers do not match chapter numbers and due dates are not all the same day of the
week. Homework will be checked for completeness and effort but will not be corrected and returned.
Solutions will be sent by email to the class and posted on the NCSU Engineering Online (EOL) course
website. IMPORTANT: Send homework by email directly to the instructor and use MSE500 as the
subject line in all email communications.
Exams: Equations and other data will be provided with each test and the final exam. Practice exams,
with solutions, will be sent by email to the class and posted on the Engineering Online and Moodle
(wolfware.ncsu.edu, follow links) MSE 500 websites, along with other materials to aid in preparation for
taking the exams. The final exam will be comprehensive and one page (notebook paper size, one side)
of reference notes will be allowed for use during the final exam.
IMPORTANT: All testing process details (approving proctors, etc.) are managed by the EOL office.
Pay careful attention to email communications sent from the EOL
MSE 500 website: http://engineeringonline.ncsu.edu/onlinecourses/coursehomepages/SPRING-2014/MSE500.html
December 17, 2013 (subject to change)
MSE 500 SCHEDULE
SPRING 2014
LECTURE
DATE
CHAPTER: SECTIONS
1
1/6
Ch 1: all
Ch 2: 1-4
2
1/8
Ch 2: 5-8
Ch 3: 1-4
3
1/13
Ch 3: 5-14
4
1/15
Ch 4: 1-7
5
1/22
Ch 4: 8-11 Ch 5: 1-2
6
1/27
Ch 5: 3-6
7
1/29
Ch 6: 1-6
2/3-4
TEST #1
8
2/5
Ch 6: 7-12
9
2/10
Ch 7: 1-6
10
2/12
11
HOMEWORK
HW
SET
HW
DUE
Ch 2: 2,7,8,13,18,19,21,23
1
1/13
Ch 3: 2,6,9,13,21,22,30,31,40,42,53,56
2
1/20
Ch 4: 2,3,4,5,7,14,26,27,29,30,31
3
1/27
Ch 5: 1,3,4,5,6,8,11,15,16,26
4
1/29
Ch 6: 3,4,8,15,23,25,29,35,42,47
5
2/10
Ch 7: 7-13
Ch 7: 1,2,5,7,10,11,14,22,32,36
6
2/17
2/17
Ch 8: 1-12
Ch 8: 1,3,5,9,12,14
7
2/27
12
2/19
Ch 9: 1-10
13
2/24
Ch 9: 11-20
Ch 9: 3,7,8,11,15,28,32,35,41,44
7
2/27
14
2/26
Ch 10: 1-3
15
3/3
Ch 10: 4-6
3/5-6
TEST #2
Ch 10: 1,2,6,9,10,18,19,20,23,32
8
3/24
CHAPTERS 1-5
CHAPTERS 6-9
March 10-14
SPRING BREAK
16
3/17
Ch 10: 7-9
17
3/19
Ch 11: 1-6
18
3/24
Ch 11: 7-9
Ch 11: 2,19,24,26,30
9
3/27
19
3/26
Ch 12: 1-9
Ch 12: 1,4,7,18,39
10
3/31
20
3/31
Ch 13: 1-3,8,9
11
4/11
12
4/16
Ch 13: 1,2,13,15
not collected, solutions will be provided
21
4/2
Ch 14: 1-12
Ch 14: 1,4,8,11,13
4/7-8
TEST #3
22
4/9
Ch 15: 1-19
Ch 15: 1,5,8,11,15,20
23
4/14
Ch 16 1-10
Solutions to selected problems provided
24
4/16
Ch 17
Solutions to selected problems provided
25
4/21
Ch 18 and 19
Solutions to selected problems provided
26
4/23
Ch 21 + REVIEW
Solutions to selected problems provided
4/28-30
FINAL EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE
CHAPTERS 10-13
Note: The day of the week on which homework sets are due varies. Homework is officially “late” after solutions
are posted, typically by 9 AM the morning after the due date. “Late” homework received a maximum of half credit.