Professor Jan Talbot
This course covers thermally activated processes, Boltzmann
factor, homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions, solid state diffusion,
Fick's laws, diffusion mechanisms, Kirkendall effect, Boltzmann-Matano
analysis, high diffusivity paths.
TEXT
P. Shewmon, Diffusion in Solids, 2nd Ed., The
Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (1989).
REFERENCES ON RESERVE
R. J. Borg and G. J. Dienes, An Introducton to Solid State Diffusion, Academic Press (1988).GRADING
Discussion of homwork problems with
classmates is acceptable, but not
collaboration.
You
must do your homework individually. No points will be given
for
collaborative homework.
All graphs are to
be presented on appropriate graph paper, properly labeled on the axis
with units and titled.
References must be cited for
data. All answers must have units specified.
| Homework | 30% |
| Midterm exam | 30% |
| Final exam | 40% |
EXAM DATES (All tests will be open book and notes.)
| Midterm Exam | May 20 |
| Final Exam | June 10, 3:00 - 6:00 pm |