Syllabus Information

5.1. Methodological overview

The learning process designed for this matter intendes that the students acquire the habit of continuous work.  For this reason two types of activities are suggested: classroom activities and homework assignments.

Classroom activities include:
- Lectures, problem solving sessions, case selection of materials, laboratory practices and presentation of practical work by small group by the end of the course.

homework assignments include:

- Study of the lessons taugh at the class or at the textbooks, self-study by reading short articles made available in ADD on topics related to the matter, problem solving, reading the explanation of the practices, solution of the questionnaires in the ADD, preparation of reports on laboratory practice results, practical works assigned to groups and so on.

5.2. Learning tasks

The learning program offered to the students includes the following activities:

- Lectures (28 hours) based on the explanation of the subject fundamentals. Prior to them, the students must read  short articles related to these topics.

- Problem solving sessions (15 hours) devoted to the problems related to the material engineering and, in particular, those with relevance to electrical engineering. The specific problems will be announced, and their resolution will be part of the assessment activities.

- Laboratory practices (12 hours) will be carried out in six sections of two hours each. The student must have read the practice explanation and completed a previous questionnaire. After that, students have to prepare a report on the obtained results.

- Self study (80 hours) devoted to the study of class lessons and to the solution of the assigned problems, as well as the previous readings required for each part of the course and the preparation of reports on laboratory practices.

- Practical work (10 hours). The students organized in small groups will design and manufacture a simple device having a practical application. Its presentation and defense will be by the end of the course.

- Evaluation (5 hours )

5.3. Syllabus

The program is divided into three blocks:

BLOCK A: STRUCTURE OF MATTER. MAIN GROUPS OF MATERIALS
A1. Atomic structure, bonding and crystal structure
A2. Defects and diffusion
A3. Phase Diagrams
A4. Introduction to metallic materials, ceramics, polymers and composites

BLOCK B: MATERIAL PROPERTIES
B1. Mechanical and thermal properties
B2. Electrical properties
B3. Magnetic properties
B4. Optical properties

BLOCK C: MATERIAL SELECTION
C. Examples of material selection. Presentation of group works.

The lab program will consist of the following six sections:

Session 1: Tensile testing of metals and polymers
Session 2: Hardening by cold working. Annealing heat treatment
Session 3: Thermal properties: thermal expansion and thermal conductivity in metals and alloys. Thermal shock in glasses
Session 4: Electrical properties of metals and semiconductors
Session 5: Ferroelectric and dielectric properties
Session 6: Magnetic properties of materials

5.4. Course planning and calendar

The activities will be distributed as follows:

- Three lectures per week.

- Two hours laboratory practice each two weeks.

- Additional activities (work, deliverables, tests) will be published in advance both in class and in the ADD.

- The final exam dates will be set by the center management.

5.5. Bibliography and recommended resources

[BB: Bibliografía básica / BC: Bibliografía complementaria]

• [BB] Callister, William D., jr.. Introducción a la ciencia e ingeniería de los materiales / William D. Callister, jr ; [versión española por Pere Molera Solà  y Marc J. Anglada Gomila] . - [1ª] ed. en español, reimp. Barcelona [etc.] : Reverté, 2012
• [BB] Montes Martos, Juan Manuel. Ciencia e ingeniería de los materiales / J.M. Montes, F.G. Cuevas, J. Cintas. Madrid : Paraninfo, D.L. 2014.
• [BB] Shackelford, James F.. Introducción a la ciencia de materiales para ingenieros / James F. Shackelford ; traducción, adaptación y revisión técnica, Alfredo Güemes Gordo, Nuria Martín Piris ; revisión técnica para Latinoamérica, Claudio Guillermo Rocco, Daniel Óscar Díaz Madrid [etc.] : Pearson Prentice Hall, D.L. 2010
• [BB] Smith, William F.. Fundamentos de la ciencia e ingeniería de materiales / William F.Smith, Javad Hashemi ; revisión técnica Ramón Esquivel González, Arturo Barba pingarrón , [traductor, Gabriel Nagore Cázares] . - 5ª ed. México D. F. : McGraw-Hill Interamericana, cop. 2014