Kinetics of Materials

1 Course Unit

This course describes and analyzes reaction kinetics, fluctuations, diffusion, nucleation, growth, coarsening, instability and pattern formation. These intertwining topics and phenomena occur at all length scales and across all materials (and non-material) classes. Applications to processing, morphology, phase transformations, deformation and fracture, as well as dynamics of driven systems, are emphasized. Spring Prerequisite: MSE 5300 1 Course Unit