| Week |
Dates |
Topics Covered |
| 1 |
February 08 |
Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering |
| 2 |
February 15 |
Historical Development of Materials and Materials in Human Society |
| 3 |
February 22 |
Fundamentals of Materials Science: processing, structure, properties and performance of materials; Introduction to the classification of materials |
| 4 |
February 29 |
Structure of Solids (atomic structure, periodic table, molecular structure, bonding) |
| 5 |
March 07 |
Ceramics and Glasses |
| 6 |
March 14 |
Polymers |
| 7 |
March 21 |
Processing of Ceramics and Polymers |
| 8 |
March 28 |
Metals and Metal Alloys |
| 9 |
April 04 |
Processing of Metallic Alloys |
| 10 |
April 11 |
Composite Materials |
| 11 |
April 18 |
Advanced Materials (nanotechnology & nano-materials, biomaterials, smart alloys, aerospace materials, superconductors) |
| 12 |
April 25 |
Materials Characterization |
| 13 |
May 02 |
Materials Selection in Design |
| 14 |
May 09 |
Computer Applications In Materials Science |