PHYS 4057 - Structure and Defects of Materials

Course last offered 

 :   

Fall 2011/12

Instructor(s)

 :

Ning WANG

No. of credits

 :

3



Teaching Pattern

  • Duration of course: about 14 weeks

  • Lecture hour(s) per week: 4

 

Content

  • Real and reciprocal lattices
  • Atomic structure of crystalline and amorphous solids
  • Dislocations and other crystal defects
  • Determination of structure and defects by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy

 

Remarks

  • Prerequisite: PHYS 3040
  • PHYS 4057 will change from a 4-credit course to a 3-credit course w.e.f. 2012/13. The teaching pattern will be changed as follows: lecture hour(s) / tutorial hour(s) / laboratory hour(s) per week: 3 / 1 / 0.

 

PHYS 4057 will not be offered w.e.f. 2013/14.