REQUEST FOR ACTION BY THE ENGINEERING CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
Academic Year 2006-2007
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This form should be sent to the Chair of the Engineering Curriculum Committee (Alva Couch, Halligan 246, email:
Alva.Couch@tufts.edu), at least two weeks before a regularly scheduled meeting of the Committee. To expedite the
review process, please provide both a signed paper copy of the form and an electronic version of the document,
preferably via electronic mail to Alva.Couch@tufts.edu.
If credit is desired in either Natural Science or Mathematical Science distribution area in Liberal Arts, one must obtain
separate approval from the Academic Review Board(ARB). Please forward the course description to Fulton Gonzalez
(Mathematics), chair of the ARB (Email: Fulton.Gonzalez@tufts.edu).
A copy should also be sent to the Collection Management Librarian of Tisch Library
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Name
__Dan Ryder_______________
Department _ Chem. & Bio Eng_______
Extension
__7-3446_________________
Date
__2-March-2007___________
Please circle or underline appropriate line(s)
(1)
Offer a new course or program that will be considered by the faculty.
(2)
Change the number of a course.
(3)
Change the title of a course.
(4)
Change the wording of a course or program description.
(5)
Other. ___Change from ½ course credits to 1 course credit
This request has been approved by the faculty of:
__Chemical & Biological Engineering______
Department
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Signature of Department Chair
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On this page or on attached pages, please describe changes, rationale, and resources required to
implement the proposed changes.
1.
New course or other requested changes. Please give department designation, course
number, course title, and new Bulletin description. Note that the description should be
about four printed lines and written in Bulletin language. For other requested changes,
please give old designation, course number, course title, and old course description;
follow this with a description of the requested changes. Attach additional pages if needed.
ES 0010 Structure and Strength of Materials for Chemical Engineers
Introduction to Materials Science for Chemical & Biological Engineers
Atomic and molecular structures of metals, ceramics, and polymers. Mechanical
behavior of materials. Stress-strain analysis, elastic moduli, tensile and yield strengths,
fracture and toughness, fatigue analysis, creep deformation, oxidation and corrosion.
Structure of materials; chemical composition; phase transformations; properties of
metals, ceramics, polymers, biopolymers, and related materials. Material selection in
chemical and biological engineering applications
2.
Please describe the rationale and impact of the proposed changes and/or for offering
the new course or courses. Indicate ways in which proposed changes affect existing or
proposed programs of study both within and outside your department. When appropriate,
indicate relationships between changes and practices at peer institutions, as well as
relevance to School of Engineering strategic plans.
ES 0010 is a required course of the ABET-accredited, B.S. of Chemical Engineering
degree program. The primary objective of this course is to provide the student an
introductory knowledge of the structure-properties relationships in materials sciences and
engineering. A brief outline of the course syllabi is attached.
As described in the revised BSChBE curricula proposal reviewed by the Committee last
year, we propose to expand our current course offering from ½ credits to 1 credit. The
scope of the revised course will be broadened to include a more through description of
topics normally covered in an introductory materials science course, as well as, an
introduction to the properties and applications of materials/biomaterials in a biological
environment.
Please note that this specific course modification is part of an overall curricula revision,
and that the total credit hour requirement for the BSChE degree has been maintained at
38.
3.
Please describe the resources required to implement the proposed changes, including
plans for how these resources will be obtained. Include expected enrollments, class sizes,
expected numbers of sections, and frequency of offering for each class. Describe
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modifications required in your department’s curriculum or instructor’s regular course
offerings to make the proposed changes possible. Identify whether required funding for
resources is pending and/or dependent upon external grants. Where possible, compare
resource requirements to existing requirements before the proposed changes.
All undergraduate ChBE students (approx. 33 students per class year) are required to
complete this course. One class is given once per year, during the Fall semester. No
additional resources are required to implement the proposed modification.
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ES 0010 Introduction to Materials Science for Chemical & Biological Engineers
Description: Structure of materials; chemical composition; phase transformations; properties of
metals, ceramics, polymers, biopolymers, and related materials. Material selection in chemical
and biological engineering applications
Prerequisites: Chem 0001 or permission of instructor.
Class Schedule:
Textbook: Callister, William D. Jr., Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering: An
Integrated Approach, 2nd Ed., John Wiley and Sons, (2003)
ISBN 0-471-47014-7
Course Objectives: The primary objective of this course is to understand the structure-property
relationships in materials science and engineering. A student completing this course
satisfactorily should be able to:
1. Identify the crystal structures and their relationship to strengthening and failure
mechanisms of materials.
2. Understand the similarities and differences in the microstructure of metals, ceramics,
polymers, and biomaterials and how these relate to their mechanical, physical, and
chemical properties.
3. Interpret features of binary phase diagrams and identify phase transformations.
4. Identify structure-property relationships in engineering materials and how these apply to
materials selection in specific engineering applications.
5. Identify aspects of material biocompatibility at the cellular and protein levels and how
these apply to materials selection in biological system applications.
Topics Covered:
1. Introduction (Chapter 1)
2. Atomic Structure and Interatomic Bonding (Chapter 2)
3. Structure of Crystalline Solids (Metals, Ceramics, Bioceramics) (Chapter 3)
4. Polymer Structures (Chapter 4)
5. Defects and Imperfections in Solids (Metals and Ceramics) (Chapter 5)
6. Mechanical Properties (Chapter 7)
7. Deformation and Strengthening Mechanisms (Chapter 8)
8. Phase Diagrams and Phase Transformations (Chapter 10 and 11)
9. Biomaterials (Handout)
10. Materials Biocompatibility (Handout)
11. Applications of Materials (Chap 13)
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