Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering
Code
10406
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências dos Materiais
Credits
3.0
Teacher in charge
Carlos Alberto Nunes de Carvalho
Weekly hours
3
Total hours
42
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering introduces concepts of the different types of materials to the 1st year students of the Materials Engineering degree. Throughout the graduation course, these materials will be studied in detail.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of introductory college Physics and Chemistry.
Subject matter
- Introduction: Importance of materials in the nowadays society;
- Atomic structure and atomic bonding;
- Fundamentals (optical, electrical, structural and chemical) of:
- Metallic materials;
- Ceramics;
- Semiconductors;
- Polymeric materials;
- Composites;
- Biomaterials.
- Processing.
- Selection.
- Applications.
Bibliography
- "Principles of Materials Science and Engineering", William F. Smith, McGraw-Hill International Editions, 1990.
- "The Science and Engineering of Materials", D.R. Askeland e P.P. Phulé, Thomson, 2003.
- "Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering / An Interactive e.Text", W.D. Callister, Wiley, 2001.
- "Introduction to Materials Science for Engineers", J.F. Shackelford, Prentice Hall, 2000.
Teaching method
Theorical classes.
Guided visits to DCM labs.
Assistence to DCM teachers and ancient pupils (now working in enterprises) seminaries.
Practical works.
Evaluation method
Continuous valuation: mini-test (T); monography (M); practical works (TP).
The aproval is obtained by:
Final Mark (FM) equal or superior to 10.
FM = 0.35T + 0.35M + 0.3TP