INTRODUCTION TO CERAMIC MATERIALS
Primary objectives are to: 1) analyze how atoms and ions combine to form 3D crystals and glasses; 2) examine phase equilibria to understand the driving forces for the formation of particular ceramic phases; 3) introduce and discuss the nature of defects in ceramics; 4) discuss the migration of matter and of charge in ceramics; and 5) discuss properties and processing technologies of ceramics.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: M S & E 352 and ( M S & E 330 or concurrent enrollment), or graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe how atoms and ions combine to form 3D crystals and glasses Audience: Undergraduate 2. Relate phase equilibria to the driving forces for the formation of particular ceramic phases Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize properties of ceramics and identify processing technologies of ceramics Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze the nature of defects in ceramics and the migration of matter and charge in ceramics Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe how atoms and ions combine to form 3D crystals and glasses Audience: Undergraduate 2. Relate phase equilibria to the driving forces for the formation of particular ceramic phases Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize properties of ceramics and identify processing technologies of ceramics Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze the nature of defects in ceramics and the migration of matter and charge in ceramics Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027