MSE 500-601: Modern Concepts in Materials Science and Engineering
Spring 2015
Instructor:
Professor Albena Ivanisevic
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 3030F EBI
PH: 919-515-4683
EMAIL: ivanisevic@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 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.
Late homework will receive half credit if submitted less than a week after the due date. Solutions will be
sent by email to the class and posted on the NCSU Engineering Online (EOL) course website. Send
homework by email directly to the instructor and use MSE500 as the subject line in all email
communications.
Exams: Necessary 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 course
website, 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 office.
EOL website: http://engineeringonline.ncsu.edu/onlinecourses/coursehomepages/FALL-2014/MSE500.html
Moodle Site: https://wolfware.ncsu.edu/
This is the primary location for helpful course materials like homework solutions and test preparation
materials.
(Subject to Revision)
MSE 500-601 LECTURE SCHEDULE -- FALL 2014
Note:
(1) Homework set numbers do not match chapter numbers.
(2) Day of week for homework submission varies.
LECTURE
DATE
CHAPTER & SECTIONS
1
1/7
Ch 1: all
Ch 2: 1-4
2
1/12
Ch 2: 5-8
Ch 3: 1-4
3
1/14
Ch 3: 5-14
4
1/21
Ch 4: 1-7
5
1/26
Ch 4: 8-11 Ch 5: 1-2
6
1/28
Ch 5: 3-6
7
HOMEWORK
HW
SET
HW DUE
Ch 2: 2,7,8,13,18,19,21,23
1
1/14
Ch 3: 2,6,9,13,21,22,30,31,40,42,53,56
2
Ch 4: 2,3,4,5,7,14,26,27,29,30,31
3
1/28
Ch 5: 1,3,4,5,6,8,11,15,16,26
4
Not collected
Ch 6: 3,4,8,15,23,25,29,35,42,47
5
2/11
2/23
2/2
Ch 6: 1-6
2/3-6
TEST #1
8
2/9
Ch 6: 7-12
9
2/11
Ch 7: 1-6
10
2/16
Ch 7: 7-13
Ch 7: 1,2,5,7,10,11,14,22,32,36
6
11
2/23
Ch 8: 1-12
Ch 8: 1,3,5,9,12,14
7
12
2/25
Ch 9: 1-10
13
3/2
Ch 9: 11-20
3/3-6
TEST #2
14
3/9
Ch 10: 1-3
15
3/11
Ch 10: 4-6
16
3/16
Ch 10: 7-9
17
3/18
Ch 11: TBD
18
3/18
Ch 11: TBD
19
3/23
Ch 12: 1-9
20
3/25
Ch 13: 1-3,8,9
21
3/30
Ch 14: 1-12
1/21
CHAPTERS 1-5
Ch 9: 3,7,8,11,15,28,32,35,41,44
10/25
Not collected
CHAPTERS 6-9
Ch 10: 1,2,6,9,10,18,19,20,23,32
8
3/18
Ch 11: 2,19,24,26,30
9
3/23
Ch 12: 1,4,7,18,39
10
3/30
Ch 13: 1,2,13,15
Ch 14: 1,4,8,11,13
4/2-7
TEST #3
22
4/8
Ch 15: 1-19
Ch 15: 1,5,8,11,15,20
23
4/13
Ch 16 1-10
Solutions to selected problems provided
24
4/15
Ch 17
Solutions to selected problems provided
25
4/20
Ch 18 and Ch 19
Solutions to selected problems provided
26
4/22
Ch 21 + Review
Solutions to selected problems provided
4/29-5/7
FINAL EXAM
Not collected
11
4/2
CHAPTERS 10-13
Final exams due to EOL office
12
4/13