| I. Perfect Crystals |
| 1 | Structure: Miller Indices, BCC, FCC, HCP | |
| 2 | Deformation: Slip Systems, Uniaxial Stress-strain, Yield Strength and Hardness | |
| 3 | Deformation: Slip Systems, Uniaxial Stress-Strain, Yield Strength and Hardness (cont.) | |
| II. Crystalline Defects |
| 4 | 1D: Vacancies and Interstitials | |
| 5 | 2D: Dislocations
Introduction to 2D Defects | |
| 6 | 2D: Dislocations (cont.)
Edge: Structure, b and ζ, Self Energy Ψ | Problem set 1 due |
| 7 | 2D: Dislocations (cont.)
Screw: Structure, b and ζ, Self Energy Ψ | |
| 8 | 2D: Dislocations (cont.)
Dislocation Interactions: Kinks and Jogs | |
| 9 | 2D: Dislocations (cont.)
Peach-Kohler Forces | |
| 10 | 3D: Grain Boundaries
Dipoles
Tilts
Large vs. Small Angle
Coincident Site Lattices | |
| 11 | Physical/Chemical Effects
Recovery, Recrystallization, Grain Growth
Corrosion
Solute Aggregation | Problem set 2 due |
| 12 | Mechanical Effects
Strengthening
Grain Size Effects
Amorphous Limit
Creep | |
| 13 | Midterm | Problem set 3 due |
| III. Kinetic Processes |
| 14-15 | Nucleation | |
| 16 | Growth | |
| 17 | Coarsening | |
| 18-21 | Spinodal Decomposition: Metastable Phase | Problem set 4 due on session 21 |
| 22-23 | Recovery, Recrystallization and Grain Growth | |
| IV. Case Studies |
| 24-25 | Interconnect Design | Problem set 5 due on session 25 |
| 26 | Drug Delivery Device Design | |
| 27 | Magnetic Hard Drive Design | |
| 28 | Final Exam | |