Mechanics of Nanomaterials

4 credits

Elements of continuum mechanics; quantum and statistical mechanics; interatomic forces and intermolecular interactions; thermodynamics and diffusion materials; nanomechanics of self-assembly, pattern formation, and hierarchical ordering, defects, thin films, surfaces, and interfaces; plasticity, creep, fracture, and fatigue, nanomechanics, nanorheology, and nanotribology. Prerequisites: department approval required.