Mineral resources and economics of metal production. Introduction to equilibrium diagrams, phase transformations and heat treatment. Casting, working and joining of metals. Miscellaneous course fee required see Class Schedule . Assignments must be of a laboratory nature.
Work is done by the student with a minimum of faculty supervision.
Synthesis, processing techniques, properties and fabrication methods of polymeric materials. Structure of crystalline ceramics and of glasses. Mechanical, thermal, optical, magnetic, and electrical properties. Physical chemistry of ceramics. Optical absorption, electrical conductivity, ferromagnetism, superconductivity.