3.022 Microstructural Evolution in Materials
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3.022 Lecture topics and schedule, Spring
2008 |
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Feb. 6 Wed. |
Lec. 1 |
Systems, ensembles,
and derivation of the partition function |
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Feb. 8 Fri. |
Lec. 2 |
Derivation of
thermodynamic quantities and partition functions |
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Feb. 11 Mon. |
Lec. 3 |
Indistinguishable
molecules, the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, and the ideal gas |
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Feb. 13 Wed. |
Lec. 4 |
Solutions |
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Feb. 15 Fri. |
Lec. 5 |
Diffusion |
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Feb. 19 Tues. |
Lec. 6 |
Fick’s Second Law and introduction to vacancy equilibria |
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Feb. 20 Wed. |
Lec. 7 |
Substitutional diffusion |
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Feb. 22 Fri. |
Lec. 8 |
Diffusion in
binary substitutional alloys |
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Mar. 5 Wed. |
Lec. 9 |
Thermodynamic
driving force for diffusion |
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Mar. 7 Fri. |
Lec. 10 |
Charged defects
in ionic solids |
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Mar. 10 Mon. |
Lec. 11 |
The Brouwer diagram and understanding complex equilibria between defects |
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Mar. 12 Wed. |
Lec. 12 |
The mobility of
charged defects |
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Mar. 14 Fri. |
Lec. 13 |
Line defects |
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Mar. 17 Mon. |
Lec. 14 |
The
thermodynamics of surfaces |
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Mar. 18 Tuesday |
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EXAM |
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Mar. 19 Wed. |
Lec. 15 |
Surfaces and
chemical potential |
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Mar. 21 Fri. |
Lec. 16 |
Energy and
surface smoothness |
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Apr. 9 Wed. |
Lec. 17 |
Grain growth |
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Apr. 11 Fri. |
Lec. 18 |
Ostwald ripening and coarsening |
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Apr. 14 Wed. |
Lec. 19 |
Homogeneous
nucleation (Part I) |
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Apr. 16 Fri. |
Lec. 20 |
Homogeneous nucleation
(Part II) |
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Apr. 18 Mon. |
Lec. 21 |
Hetereogeneous nucleation |
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Apr. 23 Wed. |
Lec. 22 |
Spinodal decomposition |
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Apr. 25 Fri. |
Lec. 23 |
Precipitate
growth |
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May 7 Wed. |
Lec. 24 |
Interface
kinetics |
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May 9 Fri. |
Lec. 25 |
Interface stability during solidification |
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May 12 Mon. |
Lec. 26 |
Solution kinetics |
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May 14 Wed. |
Lec. 27 |
Heterogeneous reactions |
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Finals Week |
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FINAL |