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
Maria do Carmo Henriques Lança
Weekly hours
3
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 Physics, Chemistry and Maths fundamentals.
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.
Teaching method
Theorical classes.
Guided visits to DCM labs.
Assistence to seminaries done by DCM teachers and by former students (now working in factories).
Laboratory sessions.
Evaluation method
Continuous evaluation:
1 mini-test (T);
1 monography (M);
1 laboratory session report (RT) + discussion (D) = TP.
To pass the course is needed to:
TP = 0.7 RT + 0.3 D score a mark equal or superior to 10
Final Mark (FM) score a mark equal or superior to 10
FM = 0.35T + 0.35M + 0.3TP