3.60
Symmetry, Structure, and Tensor Properties of Materials
Fall 2005
Topics
- Introduction to Crystallography
- Crystalline Structure and Geometry
- Translation, Rotation, Periodicity
- 2D Symmetries
- 2D Plane Groups, Lattices
- 2D Plane Groups, Lattices (cont.)
- Diffraction, 3D Symmetries
- 3D Symmetries, Point Groups
- Point Groups
- 3D Lattices
- Physical Properties of Crystal Structures
- Final Lecture on Symmetry: 3D Space Groups
- Space Group Notation
- Tensors (cont.)
- Representation Quadric
- Stress and Strain Tensors
- Sheer and Thermal Expansion Tensors
- Piezoelectricity
- Piezoelectricity (cont.)
- 4th Rank Tensor Properties
Readings
- Several readings are from the books: [TABLES_52] Norman, F. M., and Kathleen Lonsdale, eds. International Tables for X-Ray Crystallography . Vol. 1. Birmingham, UK: The Kynoch Press, 1952.
- [TABLES_83] Hahn, Theo, ed. International Tables for Crystallography . Vol. A. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, 1983. ISBN: 9789027715326.
- Tables d, f, and g in Nowacki, W. “Crystal Data - Systematic Tables.” Monograph 6, 2nd Edition. Buffulo, NY: American Crystallographic Association, 1967.
- “Packing Considerations.” In Wuensch, B. J. “Determination, Relationships and Classification of Sulfide Mineral Structures.” Chapter 1 in Sulfide Mineralogy: Reviews in Minerology . Vol. 1. Chantilly, VA: Mineralogical Society of America, 1974.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗Historical OpenCourseWare
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- MIT OCW readings ↗
- MIT OCW calendar ↗
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.